Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Dorocordulia libera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Dermestidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Dorocordulia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Racket-tailed 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).

Racket-tailed 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