Black carpet beetle

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Black carpet beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Attagenus
Species: A. unicolor
Binomial name
Attagenus unicolor
(Brahm, 1791)
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The black carpet beetle, Attagenus unicolor, is a 3-5 mm-long beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larval form grow to 7 mm in length, are reddish brown in colour, and covered with bristles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, furniture and clothing.

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