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Anthrenus verbasci, commonly called the varied carpet beetle, is a small dermestid beetle with a widespread, nearly worldwide distribution. Its larvae, known as woolly bears, are covered in dense hairs and feed on dry animal and plant materials, including wool, fur, feathers, silk, dead insects, sto...

Dermestes maculatus, commonly called the hide beetle, is a dermestid beetle associated with dried animal material and stored products. Adults and larvae feed on hides, skins, fur, dried meat, fish, and other protein-rich remains, so infestations can damage leather and preserved specimens. The same f...

Trogoderma inclusum, commonly called the larger cabinet beetle, is a dermestid beetle associated with stored products and collections of animal-derived materials. Its larvae can feed on stored grains, woolen clothing, dried insects, dried casein, and cornmeal, which makes the species relevant to foo...

Attagenus unicolor, the black carpet beetle, is a dermestid insect found in homes and other buildings where its larvae can access animal-based materials. The larvae, rather than the adults, cause most damage by feeding on wool, fur, feathers, hair, leather, silk, and other natural materials; they ca...

Anthrenus flavipes, commonly called the furniture carpet beetle, is a dermestid beetle and a household pest of upholstered furniture. Its larvae digest keratin, the protein in animal hair and feathers, and can damage wool, hair padding, feathers, fur, and related natural materials. The species is co...

The warehouse beetle, Trogoderma variabile, is a dermestid beetle and a stored-product pest. Its larvae feed on grain, seeds, flour, cereal products, dried foods, and other animal or plant material, so infestations can occur in warehouses, mills, food-processing plants, and household pantries. The s...

The khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is a dermestid beetle native to South Asia and one of the world's most destructive stored-product pests, included on lists of the worst invasive species. Its larvae feed on grain and other dry stored foods, contaminating them with cast skins and body hairs, a...