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ladyannne Merced, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 26, 2014

Found in the center of our white California poppies. It has wings and flies away. Good bug? Bad bug? Thank you in advance for such wondrous identification forums and the people who help answer us!!!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 26, 2014

This looks like a varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci - see http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/75394078 for an image. The adult beetles are pollen feeders (which explains finding it in a flower) whereas their larvae can be destructive pests.

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ladyannne Merced, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 26, 2014

Oh dear. Thank you.

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yellow2mato Deer Park, TX May 03, 2014

It looks like a carpet beetle to me. I often find them in the flowering tops of my green onions.

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