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Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
Copyright © 2006 bnuts40

Beetle - Anthrenus verbasci
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Size: 1 mm
Contributed by bnuts40 on 2 December, 2006 - 5:58pm
Last updated 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am

Moved
Moved from furniture carpet beetle.
Reasons are explained here , distinguishing characters found on species pages, respectively.
… Boris Büche, 29 May, 2007 - 3:25am

Moved
Moved from Anthrenus.
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 1:53pm

Dermestidae
Pretty sure.
… Keith Bayless, 2 December, 2006 - 8:28pm

 
I agree.
It's a carpet beetle.
… Jim McClarin, 2 December, 2006 - 9:34pm

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