Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Narrow corncockle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Agrostemma brachyloba

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Narrow corncockle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrow corncockle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Agrostemma
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Agrostemma brachyloba

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Narrow corncockle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Narrow corncockle
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).

Narrow corncockle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States