Arctic Sulfur vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Colias palaeno compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pieridae	Elateridae
Genus	Colias	Anostirus
Species	Colias palaeno	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Sulfur and Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Sulfur	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Arctic Sulfur

Arctic Sulfur (Colias palaeno) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland