Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cymi Cave-cricket

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dolichopoda cyrnensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cymi Cave-cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dolichopoda
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dolichopoda cyrnensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Cymi Cave-cricket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cymi Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cymi Cave-cricket
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).

Cymi Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.