Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Orange Featherleg

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Orange Featherleg
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	Platycnemididae
Genus	Anthrenus	Platycnemis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Orange Featherleg
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).

Orange Featherleg

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.