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Vodka beetle

Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev, 1973

Status not recordedbeetles

The vodka beetle (Attagenus smirnovi) is a species in the family Dermestidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the vodka beetle

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the vodka beetle live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the vodka beetle as introduced in 6 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Latviainvasive
  2. Swedeninvasive
  3. Denmark
  4. France
  5. Poland
  6. Russia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the vodka beetle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the vodka beetle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyDermestidae
  6. genusAttagenus
  7. SpeciesAttagenus smirnovi Zhantiev, 1973

Synonyms Attagenus marani

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Brown carpet beetleEnglish
  • kožojed SmirnovůvCzech
  • Brun pelsklannerDanish
  • Brauner PelzkäferGerman
  • ruskoturkiskuoriainenFinnish
  • Smirnovo kailiagraužisLithuanian
  • Szubak SmirnowaPolish
  • Кожеед СмирноваRussian
  • 斯氏毛皮蠹Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the vodka beetle

Other species in the same genus Attagenus.

Fur beetle

Attagenus pellio

DermestidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the vodka beetle an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the vodka beetle as invasive in 2 countries: Latvia and Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 6 in all.

What kind of animal is the vodka beetle?

The vodka beetle (Attagenus smirnovi) belongs to the family Dermestidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{vodka_beetle_2026,
  title = {Vodka beetle (Attagenus smirnovi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/vodka-beetle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}