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- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Dermestidae
Size range
- Up to 12–15 mm
Distribution
- Worldwide
Life history
- Larvae feed on carcases, and stored sheepskins, leather ,
- Mature larvae may bore into hard surfaces, especially softwoods, to pupate
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