Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spot-tailed Dasher
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Micrathyria
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Spot-tailed Dasher
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).

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States