Anobium punctatum, commonly known as the furniture beetle or common woodworm, is a species of woodboring beetle in the family Anobiidae. Its larvae tunnel through and feed on the sapwood of dead trees and, significantly, seasoned structural timber and furniture, making it one of the most economically damaging wood-pest insects in temperate regions, with infestation typically first noticed from the small round exit holes adults leave when emerging.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceBrown ellipsoidal bodies 2.7 to 4.5 millimetres long with a prothorax resembling a monk's cowl 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common furniture beetle
Introduction
The common furniture beetle or common house borer (Anobium punctatum) is a woodboring beetle
Introduction [distinguishing-appearance]
Adult Anobium punctatum measure 2.7?4.5 millimetres (0.11?0.18 in) in length. They have brown ellipsoidal bodies with a prothorax resembling a monk's cowl.
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