Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Ghostwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Dermestidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aneura
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ghostwort
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).

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.