Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Long Skimmer

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dermestidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Orthetrum
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long Skimmer
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).

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.