Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs lesser skullcap

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Scutellaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lesser skullcap
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	Scutellaria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Scutellaria minor

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

lesser skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lesser skullcap
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).

lesser skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden