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beastieboys Seattle, WA Oct 05, 2008

I've found a couple in my house over the last few months, and searching insect photo databases has not led to any answers.

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Thanks!

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 05, 2008

Pretty sure it's a Carpet Beetle, genus Anthrenus. Maybe Anthrenus verbasci:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/3781/

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