Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs lilac-bell

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Ipomoea muricata

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while lilac-bell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lilac-bell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dermestidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Ipomoea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Ipomoea muricata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

lilac-bell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lilac-bell
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).

lilac-bell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, and Nepal.

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.