Carpet Beetle Anthrenus Verbasci

Other substances include powdered milk dog and cat food leather book bindings dead insects bird and rodent nests and even cotton linen rayon and jute especially when stained.

Carpet beetle anthrenus verbasci.

In older adults the scales that form this pattern wear off so the beetles appear solid brown or black. Varied carpet beetles get their name from the rainbow of color on their back surfaces. General description body rounded shape with a mottled pattern of black orange brown and white. Brown and hairy broadest at the rear where there is a brush of hairs.

Carpet beetles feed on animal and plant substances such as wool fur feathers hair hides horns silk velvet felts and bone as well as seeds grain cereals cake mixes red pepper rye meal and flour. The varied carpet beetle anthrenus verbasci is a 3 mm long beetle belonging to the family dermestidae. Body up to 3 mm long. They are a common species often considered a pest of domestic houses and particularly natural history museums where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets furniture clothing and insect collections.