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Carpet Beetle (other)
Carpet beetle may refer to any of several taxa of beetles: *some genera of the Dermestidae, a beetle family, including: **genus '' Attagenus'' *** black carpet beetle, ''Attagenus unicolor'' *** brown carpet beetle, ''Attagenus smirnovi'' ***''Attagenus pellio'' **genus '' Anthrenus'' ***varied carpet beetle, ''Anthrenus verbasci'' ***''Anthrenus scrophulariae'', also known as the common carpet beetle ***''Anthrenus flavipes ''Anthrenus flavipes'' is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae known by the common name furniture carpet beetle. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring throughout the world, being most active in warmer climates.Gahlhoff, J. EFurn ...'' (A. flavipes), also known as the furniture carpet beetle {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Carpet Beetle
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,100 species described. Dermestids have a variety of habits; most genera are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material, such as skin or pollen, animal hair, feathers, dead insects and natural fibers. Members of ''Dermestes'' are found in animal carcasses, while others may be found in mammal, bird, bee, or wasp nests. ''Thaumaglossa'' only lives in the egg cases of mantids, while ''Trogoderma'' species are pests of grain. These beetles are significant in forensic entomology. Some species are associated with decaying carcasses, which helps with criminal investigations. Some species are pests ( urban entomology) and can cause extensive damage to natural fibers in homes and businesses. They are used in taxidermy and by natural history museums to clean animal skeletons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attagenus
''Attagenus'' is a genus of beetles. This genus is found in tropical Africa, the Palearctic including Europe, the Near East, the Nearctic, North Africa and East Asia. There are nearly 200 species. The genus has existed for at least 99 million years, with fossils known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber and Turonian aged New Jersey amber. Species include: Fauna Europaea. * '' Attagenus abbreviatus'' Heer, 1856 * '' Attagenus aboriginalis'' Wickham, 1913 * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Carpet Beetle
The black carpet beetle (''Attagenus unicolor'') is a beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larvae grow to in length, are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, furniture and clothing. Life cycle ''Attagenus unicolor'' undergoes complete metamorphosis, which has four life stages: Egg, larvae, pupae and adult. Each stage looks different, and needs different amounts of time to reach the next stage. Eggs are usually laid near or on a food source. If no food source can be found, the female will lay them in dark undisturbed locations where the larvae can feed on carpeting or clothing. They will also lay eggs on or near dog food or other pet food. Eggs take anywhere from 5 to 20 days to hatch depending on the conditions, such as temperature and humidity. Larvae are about in size when they hatch from the egg. They grow fairly quickly depending on the food source availability and protein found in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attagenus Smirnovi
''Attagenus smirnovi'', the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. Due to its specific epithet ''smirnovi'', the beetle is also known in the United Kingdom as the 'Vodka beetle', after the Smirnoff brand of vodka.''Attagenus smirnovi'' Article, Danish National Museum Features Their bodies reach a length of between 2.3 and 4 millimetres.Images at Dermestidae.com The head and are dark brown to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attagenus Pellio
''Attagenus pellio'', the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is a pest which damages stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain. ''Attagenus pelio'' is a 4–6 mm-long oval shaped insect with two patches of white hair on the elytra. See also * Home stored product entomology Home-stored product entomology is the study of insects which infest foodstuffs stored in the home. It deals with the prevention, detection and eradication of the pests. The five major categories of insects considered in this article are flour beet ... References *Granousky TA. 1997. ''Stored Product Pests''. ''In Handbook of Pest Control'', 8th Ed. Hedges SA, Moreland D (editors). Mallis Handbook and Technical Training Company External linksDermestidae of the WorldHabitus and antennae of the male. Dermestidae Beetles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Dermestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthrenus
''Anthrenus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. One of several genera of carpet beetles, ''Anthrenus'' was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae, though presently included in the Megatominae. The genus '' Neoanthrenus'' is closely related. ''Anthrenus'' carpet beetles are small beetles a few millimetres long with a rather rounded shape. Their antennae bear small clubs at the end, which are plumper in males than in females. Many have a delicate and rather pretty pattern, with a dark body covered in colorful scales of various brown, tan, red, whitish and grey hues. These scales rub off easily, and old individuals are often partially devoid of them, showing the shining black elytra. A considerable number of subspecies and varieties have been named, but it is questionable whether these are all valid or simply refer to such age-related differences. The massive number of species has been divided into several subgenera, but these are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varied Carpet Beetle
The varied carpet beetle (''Anthrenus verbasci'') is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. 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. ''A. verbasci'' was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual Chronobiology, behavioral rhythm and to date remains a classic example of Circannual Cycle, circannual cycles in animals. Description Adult ''A. verbasci'' range in length from . The body is rounded, almost spherical. The elytron, elytra and pronotum are covered in fine scales of different colours, creating an irregular pattern of white, brownish and yellowish patches on these features. The white scales are focussed along the lateral margins of the pronotum and on the elytra, where they form three bright, wavy transverse bands. In addition to these morphological features, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthrenus Scrophulariae
''Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae'', also known as the common carpet beetle or buffalo carpet beetle, is a species of beetle originally found in Europe, the Middle East and the Nearctic, which has now spread to most of the world. Adult beetles feed on pollen and nectar, but the larvae feed on animal fibres and can be damaging pests to carpets, fabrics and museum specimens. Description The adult common carpet beetle varies from about in length. The antennae have eleven segments, three of which form a club, and the eyes are notched at the front. The head is black but is largely concealed under the prothorax, which is also black, liberally speckled with white scales apart from a band in the centre. The elytra (wing cases) are black with orange or reddish scales near the midline and variable but symmetric patches of white scales elsewhere. As the beetle gets older, the scales tend to get rubbed off so the beetle changes in appearance. The small white eggs are laid in batches of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthrenus Flavipes
''Anthrenus flavipes'' is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae known by the common name furniture carpet beetle. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring throughout the world, being most active in warmer climates.Gahlhoff, J. EFurniture carpet beetle (''Anthrenus flavipes'').Publication Number EENY-19. University of Florida IFAS. 1997, revised 2010. It is a pest that damages household materials such as textiles. Description This beetle is 2 to 3.5 millimeters long and round in shape. It is black with variable patterns of white and yellow mottling. The legs are covered in yellow scales. It looks similar to other carpet beetles, but its tiny body scales are rounded or oval, while those of other carpet beetles are longer and narrower. Each antenna is tipped with a club. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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