Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Germander speedwell

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Veronica chamaedrys

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Germander speedwell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Veronica
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Veronica chamaedrys

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Germander speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Germander speedwell
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).

Germander speedwell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.