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Asian Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus coloratus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 6, February 5, March 7, April 9, May 24, June 19, July 15, August 7, September 6, October 4, November 5, December 5.
United States727
Arizona79
New Jersey78
New York73
Texas69
California50
Illinois37
Canada32
Ontario32
Missouri31

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilySkin Beetles · Dermestidae
GenusCarpet Beetles · Anthrenus

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