Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Ragged Notchwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Mesoptychia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Ragged Notchwort
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).

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.