Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Catchfly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Silene
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Silene antirrhina

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Catchfly
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).

Catchfly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Catchfly

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.