Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Cypress pug

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eupithecia phoeniceata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Cypress pug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cypress pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eupithecia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eupithecia phoeniceata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Cypress pug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cypress pug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Cypress pug
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).

Cypress pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom