Dark Brown Tiny Carpet Beetle

Colour dark brown to black.

Dark brown tiny carpet beetle.

Carpet beetles have a body that is wider towards the end. If you notice holes in your furnishings and evidence of carpet beetles it is important to get rid of the larvae. The beetle belongs to the family scarabaeidae and is also referred to as a scarab beetle. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae.

Select the small beetle that most closely resembles the pest found in your house or pantry. Also known as furniture carpet beetles varied carpet beetles and black carpet beetles. Hair is found on the rear portion of the abdomen. Black carpet beetles are similar in size to the varied carpet beetle but are solid black and have the last antenna segment elongated.

Carpet beetles go through complete metamorphosis which includes egg larvae crawling stage. The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes. The adult black carpet beetle is black in color and oblong shaped and ranges in size from 1 8 up to 3 16 in length. This helps them to keep predators away.

The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. These small dark colored beetles are an invasive pest in many homes. Their larvae can chew through fabric damaging clothing furniture coverings and carpets. Size from 2 mm to 5 mm long.

Also called the unicorn beetle the rhinoceros beetle xyloryctes jamaicensis is a large black or dark brown harmless beetle. There are nearly 200 species of carpet beetles in the subfamily attageninae.