Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Eye Bright

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dermestidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Heliotropium
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Eye Bright
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).

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.