Anthrenus festivus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Anthrenus |
| Species: | A. festivus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenus festivus Erichson, 1846
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Anthrenus festivus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is generally found in Western Europe: Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Italy (only Sardinia and Sicily), Spain (with Balearic Islands), Switzerland. Species also appears in Northern Africa (Morocco, Tunisia), Israel and possibly in Cyprus.[1][2][3]
See also
[edit]- Anthrenus angustefasciatus, known from Europe. Usually due to missing setae and overlap in distribution
- Anthrenus lepidus, from North America
- Anthrenus scrophulariae, cosmopolitan. Possible distribution overlap in Southern Europe
- Anthrenus ethiopicus, from Africa
- Possibly Anthrenus picturatus (Eastern Europe) and Anthrenus kenyaensis (Africa)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Anthrenus festivus Erichson, 1846". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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