Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Seaside Daisy

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Erigeron glaucus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Seaside Daisy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Seaside Daisy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Erigeron
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Erigeron glaucus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Seaside Daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Seaside Daisy
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).

Seaside Daisy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.