Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Gall wasp

Anostirus castaneus compared with Diplolepis mayri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gall wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Elateridae	Cynipidae
Genus	Anostirus	Diplolepis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Diplolepis mayri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gall wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gall wasp
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.

Gall wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden