Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dotted lancepod

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lonchocarpus punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dotted lancepod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lonchocarpus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lonchocarpus punctatus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dotted lancepod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dotted lancepod
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).

Dotted lancepod

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.