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 071_ID (Ptilinus pectinicornis)
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| Mucha Fero |
Posted on 26-01-2011 08:05
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Please identify 071_ID. The photograph was taken 1/21/2011 at 11:23 on the inner side of the window in the family home. Size is about 4 mm. Thank you very much. Slovak Republics, Terchová Mala Fatra region. 
Edited by Mucha Fero on 26-01-2011 13:55 |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 26-01-2011 11:19
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
I have bad news for you.... I'm pretty sure this is a wood boring beetle Ptilinus pectinicornis - beetle family Anobiidae. Its larvae bore through timber and can cause a lot of damage. Maybe your roof timbers and floor joists need to be sprayed!?
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Mucha Fero |
Posted on 26-01-2011 13:44
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Member Location: Posts: 8225 Joined: 27.09.10 |
Nick Upton wrote: I have bad news for you.... I'm pretty sure this is a wood boring beetle Ptilinus pectinicornis - beetle family Anobiidae. Its larvae bore through timber and can cause a lot of damage. Maybe your roof timbers and floor joists need to be sprayed!? Nick thank you very much. |
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