Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Water-snowflake

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Nymphoides
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Water-snowflake
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).

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, 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.