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Anthrenus scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 2.9 mm (2.0 to 3.8 mm)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Biology: The beetles can be found on flowers but also frequently in apartments where the larvae becomes harmful on textiles containing wool
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach, Unterpurbach, in the house
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 20.V.1976
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2022

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