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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 747 No. 747 |

Two-spotted Carpet-beetle
Two-spotted Carpet-beetle (Attagenus pellio) – species of family “Skin Beetles“

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

Ancestry Graph

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„Upward bound“ I, Helga Hummel, am relocating again in this rapidly changing world, in search of a new home and the sweet nectar of mountain flowers.

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Upward bound

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