Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dusky wireworm

Anostirus castaneus compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Elateridae	Elateridae
Genus	Anostirus	Agriotes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Dusky wireworm share a common ancestor at the Family level: Elateridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dusky wireworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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