Orphinus fulvipes (Guérin-Méneville,
1838)
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 2.8 mm (1.7 to 3.5 mm)
Distribution: Spread in the tropics, imported to England, France and Germany,
often with collection material, not naturalized
Ecology: The larvae feed on animal matter
Location: India, Assam, Boko
leg. XII.1990; det. R.Madge, 1991
Coll. B.G.Negi, Natural History Museum, London
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2019
Orphinus fulvipes (enlarged)
Orphinus fulvipes (Flickr)
Orphinus fulvipes (Wikimedia Commons)