Dermestidae sp. (family)
Dermestid, carpet or hide beetles at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Dermestidae sp. (family) | KimberiRP | 23 Jun 2024 | |
| Coleoptera (order) immature | Hejor1 | 2 Jun 2024 |
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In a moth cocoon on eucalyptus
2 comments
3 Jun 2024
@Hejor1 Hi Heather, I think this will be a moth. Beetle larvae aren't hairy (to my knowledge).
23 Jun 2024
Dermestid beetle larvae are hairy. They feed on dry decomposing vertebrate and invertebrate animal material. A few species will feed on woollen carpets, hence the name 'Carpet beetle'. Many more feed on insect and spider remains, probably what the one in this sighting was doing.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.135789-35.183453
- Altitude 624.7m
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2024 11:38 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
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Species information
- Dermestidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Dermestid, carpet or hide beetles Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1164m Recorded at altitude
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