Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Anthrenini » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus) » Subgenus Anthrenus (Anthrenus Subgenus Anthrenus) » Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae)
Photo#907916
Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Copyright © 2014 Lynn Murphy

Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae
Chassell, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
April 8, 2014
Size: 3 mm
This beetle was on my porch railing. We still have 2 to 3 feet of snow on the ground, but the temperature got up to 60.
The beetle was so tiny that I thought it was some kind of scat. Once I looked at it through my magnifying glass, I could
see its' legs. It started to walk as I took pictures of it. The habitat has White Spruce, Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch,
and White Pine near our house. The location is in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan near Lake Superior. Would
anyone know what kind of beetle it is. Thank you.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Lynn Murphy on 10 April, 2014 - 11:02pm
Last updated 11 April, 2014 - 5:05am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 April, 2014 - 5:05am login or register to post comments

Looks like...
... the Buffalo Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae; see here: (1)

Nice Photo!
… Jim Moore, 11 April, 2014 - 1:27am login or register to post comments

 
Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Thanks for the identification on the Buffalo Carpet Beetle. My first
insect of the Spring. Lynn Murphy
… Lynn Murphy, 11 April, 2014 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact