Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Sallow Button

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Dermestidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Acleris
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (कीट)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Sallow Button
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).

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States