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Brown carpet beetle or Vodka beetle larva Attagenus smirnovi

Full grown larva
Size: 1mm when first hatched to 10mm fully grown

Shape: Torpedo-shaped, tapering to the rear.

Colour: Dark brown bands

Antennae: Not visible

Distinguishing features: Hairs laid flat on back and there is a brush of long hairs at the tail end.  

Empty cast skins or moults are often found, particularly on traps.

Very difficult to distinguish from Attagenus pellio larvae but tend to be a more ginger-brown. 

Larvae are pests of: Wool, fur, feathers. Larvae are often found in organic debris in dead spaces in museums and houses. 

Brown carpet beetle or Vodka beetle larva Attagenus smirnovi

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