Anthrenus pimpinellae
| Anthrenus pimpinellae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Anthrenus (Anthrenus) |
| Species: | A. pimpinellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenus pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Anthrenus pimpinellae is a species of beetle found natively in "Europe, northern Africa, Asia and portions of the Oriental region"; it has also been introduced to parts of North America.[1]
Description
Size of about 3-4 mm. Elytra black with white and brown scales.
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Both sides
References
- ↑ E. Richard Hoebeke; A. G. Wheeler, Jr.; Richard S. Beal, Jr. (1985). "Anthrenus pimpinellae F., a Palearctic dermestid established in eastern North America (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (4): 1216–1222. JSTOR 25009486.
External links
- Anthrenus pimpinellae at Fauna Europaea
Media related to Anthrenus pimpinellae at Wikimedia Commons
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