Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Chickweed Willowherb

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Epilobium alsinifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chickweed Willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dermestidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Epilobium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Epilobium alsinifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Chickweed Willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Chickweed Willowherb
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).

Chickweed Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, 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.

Chickweed Willowherb

The Chickweed Willowherb (Epilobium alsinifolium) is a species in the genus Epilobium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.