Hi There, 1cm long is too big for a carpet beetle. I suspect that this is a wanderer, as to what it is exactly I am not sure.
https://www.insectslimited.com/black-carpet-beetle Carpet beetles are at most half that size depending on the type. Good luck! Maggie On Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 12:04 PM Emily Fellmer <efell...@neonmuseum.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I came across this bug between layers of muslin wrapped around a costume > we have on loan. I wanted to verify if this is a Black Carpet Beetle? It is > 1cm long. Currently this is the only one we’ve seen, and was alive when > spotted. > > > > Thank you, > > .[image: NeonMuseum10Year.png] . > > > > > *Emily Fellmer (She/Her)Senior Collections Manager* . > *P:* (702) 476-0109 > *E:* efell...@neonmuseum.org > NEONMUSEUM.ORG <http://www.neonmuseum.org> > 770 Las Vegas Blvd. N. | Las Vegas, NV | 89101, USA > <http://www.duckduckshed.com> > <https://secure.neonmuseum.org/30194/30220?promo&fbclid=IwAR0DfF-vVhWRhGGmtvtLywevdsvhNl-XKEJyYsRyhBw85olA8iKCMRrAepY> > <https://secure.neonmuseum.org/30194/30220?promo&fbclid=IwAR0DfF-vVhWRhGGmtvtLywevdsvhNl-XKEJyYsRyhBw85olA8iKCMRrAepY> > <https://secure.neonmuseum.org/30194/30220?promo&fbclid=IwAR0DfF-vVhWRhGGmtvtLywevdsvhNl-XKEJyYsRyhBw85olA8iKCMRrAepY> > . <https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-museums-in-the-us-6826638> > <http://www.duckduckshed.com> <http://www.duckduckshed.com>[image: DDS > Onsale Now (002).jpg] <http://www.duckduckshed.com> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR17MB272588C8AE1BBD983CDCCD4BAE0AA%40BYAPR17MB2725.namprd17.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BYAPR17MB272588C8AE1BBD983CDCCD4BAE0AA%40BYAPR17MB2725.namprd17.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANVMbBhPyY4NdGqYQvX2UbixyXUWovsLyLns0PET11%2BOf2wMQw%40mail.gmail.com.
