Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dark Marbled Carpet

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dysstroma citrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dark Marbled Carpet
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	Dysstroma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dysstroma citrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dark Marbled Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dark Marbled Carpet
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).

Dark Marbled Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States