Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dusky wireworm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dermestidae	Elateridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Agriotes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Dusky wireworm share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dusky wireworm
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).

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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