Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Plain Clothes

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Tinea flavescentella

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Plain Clothes is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dermestidae	Tineidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Tinea
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Tinea flavescentella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plain Clothes

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Clothes
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).

Plain Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom