Ctesias serra (Fabricius, 1792)
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 4.3 mm (3.8 to 5.0 mm)
Origin: Europe
Ecology: The larvae feed on dry insects in hollow trees and under bark, the
beetles are also found on flowers
Location: England, Suffolk, Shrubland, Est. SFK.
leg. det. D.Nash, 7.VII.1984
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Ctesias serra (Flickr)