Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Yellowjacket

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellowjacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dermestidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Corymbia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Yellowjacket
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).

Yellowjacket

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.