Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Plain Dark-bee

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dermestidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Stelis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Plain Dark-bee
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 Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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 🇸🇪 Sweden