Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Elm Bent-wing

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bucculatrix albedinella

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Elm Bent-wing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elm Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Bucculatrix
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bucculatrix albedinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Elm Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elm Bent-wing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elm Bent-wing
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.

Elm Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden