Bellorita vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Erigeron bellioides compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellorita	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dermestidae
Genus	Erigeron	Anthrenus
Species	Erigeron bellioides	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Bellorita

LC — Least Concern

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellorita	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellorita

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries).

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bellorita

The Bellorita (Erigeron bellioides) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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.