Both appear to be true bug exuvia. (Homoptera, Heteroptera). There are species (notably in the Reduviidae) which frequent buildings, and feed on other insects. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 at 16:59, 'Babanovski, Boyana' via MuseumPests < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > > > We found two occurrences of what appear to be the same unidentifiable > pest; however, they were found in two different spaces in our facilities. > They’re both photographed at around 3.2-4.0x magnification and the larger > measures at about 1mm in length while the smaller is about 0.5mm. The > larger specimen seems to have a split between the antenna, as if it were a > casing of some sort? I’m wondering if anyone has some direction on what > these mystery pests are? > > > > Thank you, > > > > *Boyana Babanovski *(She/Her/Hers) > > Conservation Technician > > Division of Archives and Records > > NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources <https://www.dncr.nc.gov/> > > Office: 919-814-6867 > > [email protected] > > dncr.nc.gov <http://www.dncr.nc.gov/> > > > > > > State Archives of North Carolina > > 109 E Jones St. > > Raleigh, NC 27601 > > *Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.* > > > > ------------------------------ > > Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an > authorized state official. > > -- > This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to > the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. > Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. > > Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > --- > 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/SA0PR09MB64258D510467A4CD81F8E8AFA0C7A%40SA0PR09MB6425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SA0PR09MB64258D510467A4CD81F8E8AFA0C7A%40SA0PR09MB6425.namprd09.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- 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/CAFWqZKPa48JKaJvcTMG-nz8eyy1s_4pLbxKF3Ha85zhN_c_Ocw%40mail.gmail.com.
