Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Millet Skipper

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pelopidas thrax

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Millet Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Pelopidas
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pelopidas thrax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Millet Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Millet Skipper
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.

Millet Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus and Greece.

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.