Carpet beetle
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Anthrenus verbasci (Linnaeus)
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Size range
- Small beetle, 2–3 mm long
Distribution
- Introduced
Life History
- Larvae damage wool, carpet, leather, sheepskin
- Adults feed on nectar and pollen
- Other native species have a similar lifestyle