Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser Puss Moth

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cerura erminea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Lesser Puss Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Puss Moth
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	Notodontidae
Genus	Anostirus	Cerura
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cerura erminea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Puss Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Puss Moth
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.

Lesser Puss Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden