Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Potato flea beetle

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)
Family	Dermestidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anthrenus	Psylliodes
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Carpet Beetle and Potato flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Bọ cánh cứng)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Potato flea beetle
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).

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States