#dermestidae

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: APRIL 13TH, 2026 | Image IDs: Two photos of a dark and light brown carpet beetle on a white and yellow daisy fleabane flower /End IDs.]

[onenicebugperday]

Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci, Dermestidae

Found throughout the world, the varied carpet beetle is commonly found in homes. Larvae feed primarily on animal fibers like wool, feathers, fur, leather, hair, hide, dead bugs, silk, and dry pet food. While not harmful, they can be destructive. Adults feed on flower nectar and only incidentally enter homes, especially in spring, often to find a food source to lay eggs near.

Photo 1 by gustavopt, 2 by suejaggar, 3-5 by tshahan, 6 (for scale) by miskatoniq, 7 (larva) by the_knower, and 8 (larva w/dime for scale) by jbower

[herpsandbirds]

I found this little guy on the toilet a week ago! From NYC 👍🏾

Beetle ID - NYC, NY, USA:

Hello, yes, I cannot tell for sure from this photo.

It looks like it may be one of the carpet beetles, family Dermestidae.

Have a look at these, and see what you think:

Species Trogoderma sternale - BugGuide.Net

Species Lanorus aequalis - BugGuide.Net

[lazchance]

Hello from the #bug boys! Eeeeee I love your bugs posts! Your photography is so pretty and the little guys are so cute!!! Thank you for sharing your pictures!!!!!!

(a little guy I found once, whom I thoroughly enjoyed meeting)

hello #bug boys im lazarus... i love yall for swarming my posts and showing me so much support

the beelte youve photographed appears to be a horned passalus beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus). im gonna guess that you live somewhere in the eastern half of the united states

in exchange heres a beetle of my own that i decided not to post previously... a rare carpet beetle on my shirt

Anthrenus oceanicus is a beetle ive only seen once. pretty colouration and scales but i wasnt satisfied with the photo quality so i never uploaded these. i still find it to be a really pretty beetle. and the only skin beetle ive seen

[cnestus]

My Large Round Sons

[reanimateobjects]

[drhoz]

#3076 - Trogoderma sp.

A large genus of Dermestid beetles, that includes some major pests of stored products. These ones were feeding on pollen, presumably.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills

[bowelfly]

party larva