Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Celery Late Blight

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Septoria apiicola

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Celery Late Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Celery Late Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Dermestidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Septoria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Septoria apiicola

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Celery Late Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Celery Late Blight
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).

Celery Late Blight

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

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.

Celery Late Blight

The Celery Late Blight (Septoria apiicola) is a species in the genus Septoria. Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden