Dark Brown Tiny Carpet Beetle

The beetle belongs to the family scarabaeidae and is also referred to as a scarab beetle.

Dark brown tiny carpet beetle.

Select the small beetle that most closely resembles the pest found in your house or pantry. The other three though about the same size will have a variety of different wing color patterns and are somewhat more oval in shape. The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. Little brown beetle group the beetle you have is small brown beetle that lacks distinctive markings.

Their larvae can chew through fabric damaging clothing furniture coverings and carpets. 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. This helps them to keep predators away.

Size from 2 mm to 5 mm long. There are nearly 200 species of carpet beetles in the subfamily attageninae. Colour dark brown to black. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae.

Carpet beetles go through complete metamorphosis which includes egg larvae crawling stage. Black carpet beetles are similar in size to the varied carpet beetle but are solid black and have the last antenna segment elongated. Hair is found on the rear portion of the abdomen. These small dark colored beetles are an invasive pest in many homes.

Also known as furniture carpet beetles varied carpet beetles and black carpet beetles. Carpet beetles have a body that is wider towards the end.