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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. |
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| − | + | * MuseumPests.net: [http://museumpests.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Odd-Beetle.pdf Odd Beetle] | |
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* 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 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 2 October 2022
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
Resources and Citations
- MuseumPests.net: Odd Beetle
- 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