Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Long-Winged Conehead

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Conocephalus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long-Winged Conehead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Dermestidae	Tettigoniidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Conocephalus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Conocephalus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-Winged Conehead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Long-Winged Conehead
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-Winged Conehead

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium