Beech Pigmy vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Stigmella hemargyrella compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Pigmy	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	Nepticulidae	Elateridae
Genus	Stigmella	Anostirus
Species	Stigmella hemargyrella	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Pigmy	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Beech Pigmy

The Beech Pigmy (Stigmella hemargyrella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden