Dark Brown Tiny Carpet Beetle

If you notice holes in your furnishings and evidence of carpet beetles it is important to get rid of the larvae.

Dark brown tiny carpet beetle.

These small dark colored beetles are an invasive pest in many homes. Carpet beetles go through complete metamorphosis which includes egg larvae crawling stage. 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. Hair is found on the rear portion of the abdomen.

Also known as furniture carpet beetles varied carpet beetles and black carpet beetles. Carpet beetles have a body that is wider towards the end. Their larvae can chew through fabric damaging clothing furniture coverings and carpets. The other three though about the same size will have a variety of different wing color patterns and are somewhat more oval in shape.

This helps them to keep predators away. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae. The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. The beetle belongs to the family scarabaeidae and is also referred to as a scarab beetle.

Select the small beetle that most closely resembles the pest found in your house or pantry. Black carpet beetles are similar in size to the varied carpet beetle but are solid black and have the last antenna segment elongated. Also called the unicorn beetle the rhinoceros beetle xyloryctes jamaicensis is a large black or dark brown harmless beetle. The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes.

Little brown beetle group the beetle you have is small brown beetle that lacks distinctive markings. Size from 2 mm to 5 mm long.