Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Garden midget

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Phyllonorycter messaniella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Garden midget is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Garden midget
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	Gracillariidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Phyllonorycter
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Phyllonorycter messaniella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Garden midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Garden midget
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).

Garden midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden