Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs lead-coloured pug

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Eupithecia plumbeolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lead-coloured pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Dermestidae	Geometridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Eupithecia
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Eupithecia plumbeolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and lead-coloured pug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (곤충)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

lead-coloured pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	lead-coloured pug
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).

lead-coloured pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden