Varied carpet beetle

Varied carpet beetle
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Anthrenus
Subgenus:	Nathrenus
Species:	A. verbasci
Binomial name
Anthrenus verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Anthrenus varius Fabricius, 1775 Nathrenus verbasci

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets, furniture, clothing, and insect collections. A. verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an annual behavioral rhythm^[1] and to date remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.