Skin beetle

Dermestes caninus caninus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae

Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described.

Distribution

Skin beetle — (c) Emily Geest, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 16Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

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