Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Limette

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Limette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Limette
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Dermestidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Citrus
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Limette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Limette
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).

Limette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States