Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Plum Mildew

Anostirus castaneus compared with Podosphaera tridactyla

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Plum Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Plum Mildew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Podosphaera
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Podosphaera tridactyla

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plum Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Plum Mildew
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.

Plum Mildew

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden