Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs White-leaved Psephellus

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Psephellus leucophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White-leaved Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dermestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrenus	Psephellus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Psephellus leucophyllus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

White-leaved Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	White-leaved Psephellus
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).

White-leaved Psephellus

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.