Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Japanese glorybower

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Clerodendrum japonicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Japanese glorybower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Clerodendrum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Clerodendrum japonicum

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Japanese glorybower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Japanese glorybower
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).

Japanese glorybower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guyana, Japan, Suriname, and 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.