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title: "Varied Carpet Beetle"
description: "Anthrenus verbasci — Insetti e ragni. The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae, positioned in subgenus Nathrenus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/varied-carpet-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Varied Carpet Beetle

> Anthrenus verbasci — Insetti e ragni. The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae, positioned in subgenus Nathrenus.

- Scientific name: *Anthrenus verbasci*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 41524
- Wikidata: [Q968176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q968176)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120113)

## Names

- en: Varied Carpet Beetle
- de: Wollkrautblütenkäfer
- es: Escarabajo Común de las Alfombras
- fr: Anthrène des tapis
- nl: Museumkever

## Countries with the most observations

US (16029), DE (2405), GB (2051), FR (1736), AU (1655), CA (1066), IT (780), ES (728), AR (430), AT (421), PT (372), NZ (346)

## Summary

The varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae, positioned in subgenus Nathrenus. 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 and remains a classic example of circannual cycles in animals.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle

## Photo

![Varied Carpet Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/varied-carpet-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Theo Summer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72617366

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/varied-carpet-beetle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).