Anthrenus pimpinellae
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Anthrenus pimpinellae MHNT Fronton.jpg
| genus = Anthrenus
| parent = Anthrenus (Anthrenus)
| species = pimpinellae
| authority = Fabricius, 1775
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Anthrenus pimpinellae is a species of beetle found natively in Europe, northern Africa, Asia and portions of the Oriental region; it has also been introduced to parts of North America.{{cite journal |author1=E. Richard Hoebeke |author2=A. G. Wheeler, Jr. |author3=Richard S. Beal, Jr. |year=1985 |title=Anthrenus pimpinellae F., a Palearctic dermestid established in eastern North America (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) |journal=Journal of the New York Entomological Society |volume=93 |issue=4 |pages=1216–1222 |jstor=25009486}}
Description
Size of about 3–4 mm. Elytra black with white and brown scales.
Anthrenus pimpinellae MHNT both sides.jpg|{{center|Both sides}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064154/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=413711 Anthrenus pimpinellae] at Fauna Europaea
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Category:Anthrenus pimpinellae complex
Category:Beetles described in 1775
Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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