Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Devil'S Darning Needles

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Clematis virginiana

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Devil'S Darning Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil'S Darning Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Clematis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Clematis virginiana

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Darning Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Devil'S Darning Needles
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'S Darning Needles

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Mexico, and 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.