Tiny Brown Carpet Beetles

The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches.

Tiny brown carpet beetles.

Identification colour dark brown to black size from 2 mm to 5 mm long also known as furniture carpet beetles varied carpet beetles and black carpet beetles. Adult carpet beetles are small and often appear speckled or mottled. They have an elongated body which is covered in hair or large setae. As its name suggests drugstore beetles love to feed on stored products.

The adults are 1 16 to 1 8 inch long and oval shaped. This tiny flying beetle is also named the biscuit beetle or bread beetle and is similar in appearance to the cigarette beetle. These beetles may also eat synthetic fabrics if they are soiled with food or oils. Carpet beetles congregate wherever animal fibers can be consumed.

These types of materials carpet beetles routinely feast on include wool felt leather silk fur and feathers. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae. They range in color from black to speckled with white brown yellow and orange. In a few weeks the tiny eggs laid by adult beetles hatch into the fabric consuming larvae.

It grows up to 5 mm in length. Larvae are about 1 8 to 1 4 inch long tan to brownish in color slow moving and densely covered with hairs or bristles. You may occasionally find carpet beetles in your pantry feeding on grains. Carpet beetles have a body that is wider towards the end.