Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lonicera villosa

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Dermestidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lonicera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lonicera villosa

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
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).

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.