The other option is a Bisuit Beetle (*Stegobium paniceum)*. They look very similar, but do not eat wood.
On Fri, 5 Sept 2025 at 16:02, Cathryn Harvey < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > That looks like a *Anobium punctatum* (common furniture beetle) - > https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/common-insect-pest-species-in-homes/furniture-beetle-anobium-punctatum-identification-guide.html > > It is a woodboring beetle species. > > Best wishes, > Cathryn > > On Fri, 5 Sept 2025 at 15:46, 'Mike van der Steenhoven' via MuseumPests < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Pestlisters, >> >> >> I would love your help in identifying this insect. It is 2 to 3 mm in >> size. I am leaning towards a kind of woodboring Beetle but it I am not >> sure. Hope you can help me. >> >> >> With kind regards, >> >> >> Mike van der Steenhoven >> >> Coordinator Collections and Safety >> >> Verzonden vanuit Outlook voor iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> >> >> [image: PotterKijkers - De stier onder de loep] >> <http://mauritshuis.nl/destier> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/AS8PR08MB84423DA183AD41E81AFD83ECEE03A%40AS8PR08MB8442.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/AS8PR08MB84423DA183AD41E81AFD83ECEE03A%40AS8PR08MB8442.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANx5L2or%2BT01p2T00HEeKBVN8u%2B-xdGX_VHWPwAC2yJfPFxAHg%40mail.gmail.com.
