Dark Brown Tiny Carpet Beetle

There are nearly 200 species of carpet beetles in the subfamily attageninae.

Dark brown tiny carpet beetle.

Select the small beetle that most closely resembles the pest found in your house or pantry. The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae. One of the identifying features of these large beetles is the single horn on their heads.

Little brown beetle group the beetle you have is small brown beetle that lacks distinctive markings. The beetle belongs to the family scarabaeidae and is also referred to as a scarab beetle. Size from 2 mm to 5 mm long. Colour dark brown to black.

Carpet beetles have a body that is wider towards the end. Hair is found on the rear portion of the abdomen. If you notice holes in your furnishings and evidence of carpet beetles it is important to get rid of the larvae. The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes.

Black carpet beetles are similar in size to the varied carpet beetle but are solid black and have the last antenna segment elongated. The other three though about the same size will have a variety of different wing color patterns and are somewhat more oval in shape. This helps them to keep predators away. Also called the unicorn beetle the rhinoceros beetle xyloryctes jamaicensis is a large black or dark brown harmless beetle.

The adult black carpet beetle is black in color and oblong shaped and ranges in size from 1 8 up to 3 16 in length. Carpet beetles go through complete metamorphosis which includes egg larvae crawling stage.