Attagenus unicolor

TaxID: 1475208

Basic Information

Attagenus unicolor

Black Carpet Beetle

The black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor) is a 3 C5-millimetre-long (0.12 C0.20 in) beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larvae grow to 7 mm (0.28 in) in length, are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, furniture and clothing.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Dermestidae

Attagenus

unicolor

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Attagenus unicolor
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(c) Иван Пристрем@BY
Attagenus unicolor
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(c) Поляков Александр@BY
Attagenus unicolor
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(c) Поляков Александр@BY
Attagenus unicolor
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(c) AWI i Pr.@BY-NC
Attagenus unicolor
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(c) Alexandru Pintilioaie@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Peru Absent —

Distribution (37 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belarus Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
China Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature