Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Leafy Gagea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dermestidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Gagea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Leafy Gagea
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).

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

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

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.