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Bird Nest carpet beetle Anthrenus pimpinellae,Bulgaria Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Bird Nest carpet beetle

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    Claire Hamilton
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    Does it really live in carpets? Posted 11 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      The adults feed on pollen and nectar and larvae feed on dead animal or plant matter so they could hide underneath woollen carpets. It seems that this one is also found in bird nests.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrenus
      http://bugguide.net/node/view/113254
      http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Kadej_Anthrenus%20pimpinellae.pdf       Posted 11 years ago
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        Claire Hamilton
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        Wow, thank you for that! Posted 11 years ago

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The Bird Nest carpet beetle

''Anthrenus pimpinellae'' is a species of beetle found natively in "Europe, northern Africa, Asia and portions of the Oriental region"; it has also been introduced to parts of North America.

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Uploaded Nov 14, 2013. Captured May 2, 2013 16:25.
country flag of Bulgaria Explore Bulgaria 2,973 1,526 10
  • SZ-14
  • f/4.4
  • 10/130s
  • ISO200
  • 11.9mm