Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dancing Dropwing

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dermestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Trithemis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dancing Dropwing
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).

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.