Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs False Baton Blue

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	False Baton Blue
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	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Pseudophilotes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and False Baton Blue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	False Baton Blue
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).

False Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.