Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Incurvate Emerald

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Somatochlora incurvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Incurvate Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Odonata (Libellen)
Family	Dermestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Somatochlora
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Somatochlora incurvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Incurvate Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Incurvate Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Incurvate Emerald
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).

Incurvate Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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