Blue Devil vs Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Echium vulgare compared with Anthrenus scrophulariae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Devil	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Boraginales (ムラサキ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Boraginaceae	Dermestidae
Genus	Echium	Anthrenus
Species	Echium vulgare	Anthrenus scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Devil	Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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.