Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs sweet azalea

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Rhododendron arborescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	sweet azalea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dermestidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Rhododendron
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Rhododendron arborescens

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

sweet azalea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	sweet azalea
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).

sweet azalea

Habitat

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

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.