Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Italian catchfly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Silene italica

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Italian catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Italian catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Silene
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Silene italica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Italian catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Italian catchfly
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).

Italian catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States