Definition of Buffalo carpet beetle

1. Noun. A small black and red and white carpet beetle.

Exact synonyms: Anthrenus Scrophulariae
Generic synonyms: Carpet Beetle, Carpet Bug

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buffalo Carpet Beetle

bufenolides (one double bond)
bufexamac
buff out
buff up
buffa
buffable
buffalo
buffalo-berries
buffalo-berry
buffalo-skin
buffalo-skins
buffalo berry
buffalo bur
buffalo carpet beetle (current term)
buffalo chip
buffalo clover
buffalo fish
buffalo gnat
buffalo gourd
buffalo hump
buffalo jump
buffalo jumps
buffalo neck
buffalo nut
buffalo robe
buffalo robes
buffalo soldier

Literary usage of Buffalo carpet beetle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1906)
"The larva has a long tuft at the hind end of the body, and is readily distinguished from the Buffalo Carpet-beetle. The adult is a small, oval, black beetle ..."

2. Insects Injurious to the Household and Annoying to Man by Glenn Washington Herrick (1914)
"The buffalo carpet beetle. Can. Ent., Vol. 37, p. 333. 1906. WASHBURN, FL — Carpet beetles, "buffalo bug," "buffalo moth." Eleventh Rept, of the Minn. ..."

3. Ten New England Blossoms and Their Insect Visitors by Clarence Moores Weed (1895)
"This is the buffalo carpet-beetle, or " moth," as it frequently is incorrectly called, and is the adult stage of the too well-known hairy " worm " that so ..."

4. Modern Nature Study: A First Book for Use in Canadian Schools by S. Silcox (1902)
"The buffalo carpet beetle has become a decided pest in many parts of the country. The larvae feed upon carpets and other woollen goods, preferring, ..."

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