Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Dew-Thread

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Drosera filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dermestidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Drosera
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Dew-Thread
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).

Dew-Thread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.