Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Elegant Spreadwing

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lestes inaequalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elegant Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Lestidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lestes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lestes inaequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elegant Spreadwing
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.

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.