| Varied carpet beetle | |
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| Dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Nathrenus |
| Species: | A. verbasci
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenus verbasci | |
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The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae, positioned in subgenus Nathrenus. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm[1] and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.
- ^ Blake, G. M. (January 1959). "Control of Diapause by an 'Internal Clock' in Anthrenus verbasci (L.) (Col., Dermestidae)". Nature. 183 (4654): 126–127. Bibcode:1959Natur.183..126B. doi:10.1038/183126a0. S2CID 4194332.