Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flutterbush

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pieris floribunda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flutterbush
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	Pieridae
Genus	Anostirus	Pieris
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pieris floribunda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flutterbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flutterbush
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.

Flutterbush

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, Sweden, and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden