Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Winter heliotrope

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Winter heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Winter heliotrope
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	Petasites
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Petasites pyrenaicus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Winter heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Winter heliotrope
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).

Winter heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.