Two-spotted Carpet Beetle - Attagenus pellio

Description

Length 3.5 to 5.5 mm. A small, black, oval shaped beetle with two distinctive white marks on the elytra.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found in homes and offices, living in carpets and infesting woollen products and any materials of animal origin. Also found in birds’ nests.

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Widespread in England and Wales.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 18 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.

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Species profile

Common names
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle, Fur Beetle, Carpet Beetle
Species group:
Beetles
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Dermestidae
Records on NatureSpot:
18
First record:
11/06/2014 (Cooper, Barbara)
Last record:
05/05/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)

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