Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pine processionary

Anostirus castaneus compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pine processionary
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	Notodontidae
Genus	Anostirus	Thaumetopoea
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pine processionary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pine processionary
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.

Pine processionary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway