Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs laceleaf

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aponogeton madagascariensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	laceleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dermestidae	Aponogetonaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aponogeton
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

laceleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	laceleaf
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).

laceleaf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Mauritius.

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.