Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fringed Cup

Anostirus castaneus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Encoelia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.