Two-spotted Carpet-beetle (Attagenus pellio)

Two-spotted Carpet-beetle, a reference photo — Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Attagenus pellio, the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is a pest which damages stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Two-spotted Carpet-beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Attagenus unicolor
Attagenus schaefferi
Attagenus brunneus
Attagenus cyphonoides
Trogoderma glabrum

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Attagenus
Species: Attagenus pellio

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