Brown Carpet Beetle

Attagenus smirnovi, the brown carpet beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Dermestidae. It is a synanthropic pest which lives in human buildings, homes and museums and eats wool-textiles, carpets, skin and fur. Due to its specific epithet smirnovi, the beetle is also known in the United Kingdom as the 'Vodka beetle', after the Smirnoff brand of vodka.

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Attagenus smirnovi es una especie de escarabajo de piel del género Attagenus, orden Coleoptera. ​​​​ Fue descrita por Zhantiev en 1973. ​ Descripción Mide 2-5 mm de longitud y 2,5 mm de ancho.