Anthrenus scrophulariae

Anthrenus scrophulariae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Anthrenus
Subgenus:	Anthrenus
Species:	A. scrophulariae
Binomial name
	Anthrenus scrophulariae; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies
	Anthrenus scrophulariae scrophulariae; Anthrenus scrophulariae albidus;
Synonyms
	Dermestes scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758; Dermestes variegatus Scopoli, 1763; Byrrhus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1767; Anthrenus histrio Fabricius, 1792; Anthrenus verbasci Herbst, 1797; Anthrenus scrophulariae ab. histrio: Heer, 1841; Anthrenus scrophulariae var. albida Dalla Torre, 1879; Anthrenus scrophulariae var. flavida Dalla Torre, 1879;

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae, also known as the common carpet beetle^[2] 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.

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