Anthrenus coloratus explained

Anthrenus coloratus is a species in the family Dermestidae ("carpet beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). The species is known generally as the "Asian carpet beetle". It is known from Asia, Europe, Africa, North America (Mexico, United States) and it has been introduced in Ecuador.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Beal, R. S. Jr. (2003). "Annotated Checklist of Nearctic Dermestidae with Revised Key to the Genera". The Coleopterists Bulletin, vol. 57, no. 4, 391–404.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.