Anthrenus pimpinellae

Species of beetle

Anthrenus pimpinellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Anthrenus
Subgenus: Anthrenus
Species:
A. pimpinellae
Binomial name
Anthrenus pimpinellae
Fabricius, 1775

Anthrenus pimpinellae is a species of beetle found natively in Europe, northern Africa, Asia and portions of the Oriental region; it has also been introduced to parts of North America.[1]

Description

Size of about 3–4 mm. Elytra black with white and brown scales.

  • Both sides
    Both sides

See also

  • Anthrenus pimpinellae complex
  • Anthrenus isabellinus
  • Anthrenus delicatus

References

  1. ^ E. Richard Hoebeke; A. G. Wheeler, Jr.; Richard S. Beal, Jr. (1985). "Anthrenus pimpinellae F., a Palearctic dermestid established in eastern North America (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (4): 1216–1222. JSTOR 25009486.
  • Anthrenus pimpinellae at Fauna Europaea
  • Media related to Anthrenus pimpinellae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Anthrenus pimpinellae
Byrrhus pimpinellae


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