Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs crested arrowhead

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Sagittaria cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Sagittaria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	crested arrowhead
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).

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.