Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs spiral ginger

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dermestidae	Costaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Costus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	spiral ginger
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).

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.