Family

Skin Beetles

Dermestidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyDermestidae (Skin Beetles)

Species in this group

Attagenus trifasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anthrenus festivus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthrenus verbasci

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dermestes laniarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dermestes lardarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Skin Beetles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~30%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~20%
	Anthrenus festivus			~10%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
3	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~10%
	Anthrenus festivus			~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			<5%
4	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Larder Beetle			~10%
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
10	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~20%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~10%
2	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 5	~20%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
	Larder Beetle			~10%
3	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 5	~20%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Anthrenus festivus			~10%
4	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 5	~20%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
5	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	3 of 5	~20%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
	Larder Beetle			<5%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
6	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 5	~20%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			<5%
7	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 5	~20%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~20%
8	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 5	~20%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
9	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			~10%
10	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
11	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 5	~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Anthrenus festivus			<5%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Larder Beetle			<5%
13	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
14	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~10%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
15	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
16	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Larder Beetle			~10%
17	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
18	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
19	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
20	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
21	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			<5%
22	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
23	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
24	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
25	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
26	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
27	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
28	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Dermestes laniarius			<5%
29	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5	~10%
	Larder Beetle			<5%
	Dermestes laniarius			<5%
30	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
31	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
32	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
33	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
34	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
35	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
36	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
37	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
38	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
39	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
40	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
41	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
42	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 5	~10%
	Larder Beetle			~10%
43	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
44	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
45	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
46	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
47	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
48	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
	Larder Beetle			<5%
49	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
50	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
51	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
	Larder Beetle			<5%
52	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			<5%
	Attagenus trifasciatus			<5%
53	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Larder Beetle			~10%
54	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
55	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
56	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
57	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
58	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
59	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%
60	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~10%
	Varied Carpet Beetle			~10%

Skin Beetles

Species in this group

Attagenus trifasciatus

Anthrenus festivus

Varied Carpet Beetle

Dermestes laniarius

Larder Beetle

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Skin Beetles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked