Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Poplar Shoot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gypsonoma oppressana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Poplar Shoot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Poplar Shoot
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	Tortricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Gypsonoma
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gypsonoma oppressana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Shoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Poplar Shoot
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.

Poplar Shoot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden