Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Psylliodes tricolor

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
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	Elateridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anostirus	Psylliodes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Psylliodes tricolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Flixweed Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flixweed Leaf Beetle
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.

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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