Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs speckled rustwort

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dermestidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Marsupella
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	speckled rustwort
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).

speckled rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.