Anthrenus festivus
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| image = Anthrenus festivus Louis Aureglia 203168286.jpg
| parent = Anthrenus (Anthrenus)
| taxon = Anthrenus festivus
| authority = 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.
See also
- 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)
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Category:Beetles described in 1846
Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
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