Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fiery Copper

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fiery Copper
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	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lycaena
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fiery Copper
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.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.