Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Spike Lavendar

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lavandula latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spike Lavendar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lavandula
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lavandula latifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spike Lavendar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spike Lavendar
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).

Spike Lavendar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, Norway, Portugal, and Slovenia.

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.