Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Levantine Skipper

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Thymelicus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Levantine Skipper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Levantine Skipper
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).

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.