Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dotted Firefly

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)
Family	Dermestidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Anthrenus	Lucidota
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (жесткокрылые)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dotted Firefly
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).

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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