Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs crowned beggarticks

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Bidens trichosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	crowned beggarticks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Bidens
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Bidens trichosperma

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

crowned beggarticks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	crowned beggarticks
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).

crowned beggarticks

Habitat

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

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.