Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dappled White

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Euchloe ausonia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dappled White is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dappled White
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	Pieridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Euchloe
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Euchloe ausonia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dappled White

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dappled White
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).

Dappled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (16 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden