Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs green comet milkweed

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dermestidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Asclepias
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	green comet milkweed
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).

green comet milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.