Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Trailing indigo

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dermestidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Indigofera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Trailing indigo
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).

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States