Anthrenus flavipes
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Anthrenus flavipes is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae known by the common name furniture carpet beetle. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring throughout the world, being most active in warmer climates. It is a pest that damages household materials such as textiles.
This beetle is 2 to 3.5 millimeters long and round in shape. It is black with variable patterns of white and yellow mottling. The legs are covered in yellow scales. It looks similar to other carpet beetles, but its tiny body scales are rounded or oval, while those of other carpet beetles are longer and narrower. Each antenna is tipped with a club.
During its adult lifespan of 30 to 60 days, the female beetle lays up to 100 white eggs. The eggs are visible but less than one millimeter long. The larvae emerge in one to three weeks. The larva is oval or "carrot-shaped" and about 5 millimeters long at its final stage. It varies in color according to diet and it is coated in long, brown hairs. The larva of this species can be distinguished from that of its relative, the common carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae), by the presence of a bundle of hairs on the posterior end which is constantly... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
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About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furniture Carpet Beetle sighting in Athens on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 198th most-seen of the 242 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Furniture Carpet Beetle in Athens on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–May, the lowest months.
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Of the 3 cities where we can rate Furniture Carpet Beetle sightings, Athens has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monterrey (México, under 5%) and New York City (United States, under 5%).
Same genus: Anthrenus
The closest relatives of the Furniture Carpet Beetle that you can see in Athens (genus Anthrenus, Carpet Beetles) are Varied Carpet Beetle (about 10%) and Anthrenus isabellinus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Furniture Carpet Beetle is recorded against all the insects logged in Athens (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
