These tiny carpet beetles start out their adult life as white beetles.
Dead black carpet beetle.
The black carpet beetle attagenus megatoma is a widely known stored product pest and one of the most destructive because of its potential damage to household products containing keratin which is a protein found in animal hair and feathers.
Like other carpet beetle species they feed on leather silk wool feathers and hair.
Their wings are known as elytra and they are brownish black in color.
These carpet beetles have black heads and pronota.
Here are brief descriptions on each one of them.
Black carpet beetles may also consume dried meat plants and dead insects.
Varied carpet beetles are the smallest type of carpet beetle and have a slightly rounded shell.
A female black carpet beetle lays about ninety eggs at a time that hatch within 6 11 days if the weather is warm or 16 days if the weather is cool.
Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle.
Mainly these include black carpet beetle varied carpet beetle furniture carpet beetle and common carpet beetle.
Their size generally varies from 2 8 to 5 millimetres in length.
This carpet beetle species can infest kitchen cabinets and clothing storage areas.
There are many known species of carpet beetles.
As they mature these bugs gradually become dark and black.
Black carpet beetles are common in the northeastern united states.