Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Namaqua Dancer

Anostirus castaneus compared with Alenia namaqua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Namaqua Dancer
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	Alenia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Alenia namaqua

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Namaqua Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Namaqua Dancer
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.

Namaqua Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.