Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Phoma blight

Anostirus castaneus compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Elateridae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Epicoccum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.