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Two-spotted Carpet-beetle Lat. “Attagenus pellio“

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Attagenus pellio, the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is an important pest damaging stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain.

See also

Home stored product entomology

Dermestidae of the World Habitus and antennae of the male.

Two-spotted Carpet-beetle – No. 1 Two-spotted Carpet-beetle – No. 2

Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„Two-spotted Carpet-beetle“ on wikipedia.org

„Two-spotted Carpet-beetle“ on iNaturalist.org

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„Two-spotted Carpet-beetle“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Two-spotted Carpet-beetle

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Two-spotted Carpet-beetle

Attagenus pellio, the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is an important pest damaging stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain.