Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Malabar nut

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Justicia adhatoda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Malabar nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Justicia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Justicia adhatoda

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Malabar nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Malabar nut
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).

Malabar nut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (China, Cyprus, Taiwan) and Europe (Greece, Italy, Malta).

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.