Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lemon beebrush

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Aloysia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lemon beebrush
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).

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.