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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A mottled black, white, and yellow beetle, ''Anthrenus verbasci''. The varied carpet beetle larvae feeds on [ | + | A mottled black, white, and yellow beetle, ''Anthrenus verbasci''. The varied carpet beetle larvae feeds on [[wool|wool]], [[fur|fur]], [[hair|hair]], [[horn|horn]], [[hide|hides]], [[feather|feathers]], spices, drugs, grains, and [[insect|insect]] specimens. The adult insects are about 2 to 3 millimeters long and can live up to 39 days. They lay eggs that hatch in 17 to 18 days. The larvae have a black and yellow body that grows in length 4 to 5 mm. The larval stage lasts 222 to 322 days. |
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[[File:Image3_803029.jpg|thumb|Varied carpet beetle]] | [[File:Image3_803029.jpg|thumb|Varied carpet beetle]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
''Anthrenus verbasci'' | ''Anthrenus verbasci'' | ||
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== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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| − | == | + | * MuseumPest.net at [https://museumpests.net/ Link] |
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* Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 | * Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, ''A Guide to Museum Pest Control'', FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:32, 23 June 2022
Description
A mottled black, white, and yellow beetle, Anthrenus verbasci. The varied carpet beetle larvae feeds on Wool, Fur, Hair, Horn, hides, feathers, spices, drugs, grains, and Insect specimens. The adult insects are about 2 to 3 millimeters long and can live up to 39 days. They lay eggs that hatch in 17 to 18 days. The larvae have a black and yellow body that grows in length 4 to 5 mm. The larval stage lasts 222 to 322 days.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Anthrenus verbasci
Additional Images
Varied carpet beetle
Varied carpet beetle
Varied carpet beetle
Resources and Citations
- MuseumPest.net at Link
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988