Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs scarlet dragonfly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Crocothemis erythraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	scarlet dragonfly
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Crocothemis
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Crocothemis erythraea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

scarlet dragonfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	scarlet dragonfly
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).

scarlet dragonfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden