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Attagenus pellio (Dermestidae) - carpet beetle

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L: 4-6mmHere the beetle is a friendly pollinator sipping nectar; however when entering human houses .... fur, skins, textiles will be readily eaten :-)Attagenus pellio LINNAEUS, 1758 (carpet beetle, Gefleckter Pelzkfer)Subfamily: Attageninae (Brauner Pelzkfer)Family: Dermestidae (skin beetles, Speckkfer)Superfamily: BostrichoideaInfraorder: BostrichiformiaSuborder: PolyphagaOrder: Coleoptera (beetles, Kfer)Subclass: PterygotaClass: InsectaSubphylum: HexapodaPhylum: ArthropodaNE-Germany: S-Berlin: vic. Schnefefeld, 50m asl., 30.04.2012IMG_0480

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