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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Anthrenini » Megatoma » Megatoma variegata
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Dermestid Beetle - Megatoma variegata
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Dermestid Beetle - Megatoma variegata
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
March 12, 2007
Size: 5mm
These 2 images are almost the same, but I think the second one shows the head details better than this one. It was sunning itself on the trunk of my Western Hemlock.

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 12 March, 2007 - 8:22pm
Last updated 22 March, 2007 - 7:29am

Moved
Moved from Megatoma.
… Jim McClarin, 22 March, 2007 - 4:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 13 March, 2007 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

Yes!
This appears to be the same species of dermestid, most likely Megatoma, that has had experts scratching their heads. See discussion here.

Save it if you see it again, Cheryl. I'm trying to line up an expert to examine one or more of them. (A male would be nice since many beetles can only be truly IDed from the male.)
… Jim McClarin, 12 March, 2007 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool!
I'll see if I can find it again. If I can, I'll take it and preserve it in alcohol. It was near a squirrel feeder, that also feeds pigeons and crows...perhaps it was eating feathers that are always around there.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 13 March, 2007 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
Excellent!
Here's hoping...
… Jim McClarin, 13 March, 2007 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

Lynette just posted something
fairly similar, but we can't see the details
… john and jane balaban, 12 March, 2007 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

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