Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Devil Lily

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lilium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lilium lancifolium

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil Lily
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).

Devil Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.