[New post] Common Carpet Beetle

f&m posted: " The Common Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a very small insect in the Dermestidae family of carpet beetles. It is also known as the Buffalo Carpet Beetle. The Common Carpet Beetle has a rounded body and six legs. Its wing cases (elytra) are" New post on SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM Common Carpet Beetle by f&m The Common Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a very small insect in the Dermestidae family of carpet beetles. It is also known as the Buffalo Carpet Beetle. The Common Carpet Beetle has a rounded body and six legs. Its wing cases (elytra) are covered in fine scales with an irregular pattern of brown and yellowish-reddish colours. Its head is black. It has short, clubbed 11-segmented antennae. Read more of this post f&m | April 10, 2022 at 2:16 pm | Tags: beetle, elytra, Europe, metamorphosis | Categories: Insects, Arachnids, and Bugs | URL: https://wp.me/p8KWmD-7DO Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://similarbutdifferentanimals.com/2022/04/10/common-carpet-beetle/