Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Oak Blackhead

Anostirus castaneus compared with Diatrypella quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Elateridae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Diatrypella
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oak Blackhead
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.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.