Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Maple Button

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Maple Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Dermestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acleris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Maple Button share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (حشرات)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Maple Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States