Hi Ayesha, You are looking at 2 different species. The first two images (adults) are moths. It is hard to determine what kind of moth it is from the photos, but is possibly on of a number of species of moths that eat animal based materials (fiber, hair, skin etc) (Tineola bisselliella – Webbing clothes moths, Tinea pellionella – Case-bearing clothes moths). There are other species.
The last two images are Demestid larva. Again, there are many species and they are common. They are beetles who thrive on proteins (animal based materials). The larva you have photographed are possibly Anthrenus verbasci (varied carpet beetle). These are a common and a serious museum pest are found world-wide. I hope this helps Gretchen Gretchen Anderson Conservator Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Preferred pronouns: she/her) anders...@carnegiemnh.org<mailto:anders...@carnegiemnh.org> Mobile: 412-420-9083 From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ayesha Fuentes Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:35 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] request for ID from southeast Himalayas CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello all, I have attached 4 images: two woolly bears and one adult found living in taxidermied elephant feet here at the National Museum of Bhutan. Could I please ask * how many species am I looking at here? * what species are they and are they specific to central/south Asia? Thanks everyone, a. * Dr Ayesha Fuentes Issac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology University of Cambridge -- 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<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LO0P265MB5656D177A0BB4994FA336435A9282%40LO0P265MB5656.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgroups.google.com%2fd%2fmsgid%2fpestlist%2fLO0P265MB5656D177A0BB4994FA336435A9282%2540LO0P265MB5656.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM%3futm_medium%3demail%26utm_source%3dfooter&c=E,1,I79oZmnO3O_3BkLsmQsXdaGL6hDstFy0dgk2vo3DRn8K0CJkZggVjePL03qE9LRNrqBFFw3sOs5mXth0I8YG_1siplehvXhqukdz-GsO8lSS&typo=1>. The information contained in this message and/or attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. -- 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/CH2PR02MB69498B8C584949A565B1A1BCBC2C2%40CH2PR02MB6949.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
