Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs False Dotted Border

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	False Dotted Border
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	Pieridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Belenois
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	False Dotted Border
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 Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.