Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Midge

Anostirus castaneus compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Elateridae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Dasineura
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden