Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Confusing Trillium

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Trillium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Confusing Trillium
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).

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.