Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dowdy Plume

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dowdy Plume
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	Pterophoridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Stenoptilia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dowdy Plume
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).

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States