| Anthrenus coloratus | |
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| Dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Anthrenops |
| Species: | A. coloratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenus coloratus Reitter, 1881 [1] | |
Anthrenus coloratus, the Asian carpet beetle, [2] is a beetle species in the family Dermestidae. It is known from Asia, Europe, Africa, North America (Mexico, United States) and it has been introduced in Ecuador. [3] [4]