Chris,
I agree with Tom on the identification of the larva as a Trogoderma. It is
extremely difficult to identify Trogoderma larva to a species in the larval
stage. We often will raise them out to adulthood in our insect chamber to
identify down to a species level.
Regarding an odd beetle, Thy
It's a Trogoderma larva with some extra hairs it picked up while crawling
around. Look a the apical dense pair of tufts of hairs it flairs out when
disturbed.
Tom Parker
-Original Message-
From: chris.niver
To: MuseumPests
Sent: Tue, Mar 8, 2022 11:13 am
Subject: [PestList] Larva ID
Hi Chris,
It looks like an odd beetle (Thylodrias contractus), which is part of the
dermestid family, as is the carpet beetle. It is probably a first or second
instar – meaning that it hatched recently. To my knowledge, there are no lures
specifically for this critter. I recommend cleaning the
