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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A yellowish-white beetle, ''Thylodrias contractus''. The odd beetle larvae eat natural fibers such as [ | + | A yellowish-white beetle, ''Thylodrias contractus''. The odd beetle larvae eat natural fibers such as [[silk|silk]], [[wool|wool]], and [[cotton|cotton]]. The adult insects are about 2 to 3 millimeters long and can live up to 50 days. They lay eggs that hatch in 2 to 4 days. The larvae have a c-shaped brown body and grow in length to 3 mm. The larval stage lasts 242 to 338 days. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | º MuseumPests.net: [http:// | + | º MuseumPests.net: [http://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Odd-Beetle.pdf Odd Beetle] |
| − | == | + | º L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988. |
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| + | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985 | * Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985 | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 10 May 2016
Description
A yellowish-white beetle, Thylodrias contractus. The odd beetle larvae eat natural fibers such as Silk, Wool, and Cotton. The adult insects are about 2 to 3 millimeters long and can live up to 50 days. They lay eggs that hatch in 2 to 4 days. The larvae have a c-shaped brown body and grow in length to 3 mm. The larval stage lasts 242 to 338 days.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Thylodrias contractus
Additional Information
º MuseumPests.net: Odd Beetle
º L. Zycherman, J.R. Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC, Washington, DC, 1988.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988