Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rainbow tortoise beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cassida azurea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rainbow tortoise beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rainbow tortoise beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anostirus	Cassida
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cassida azurea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Rainbow tortoise beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rainbow tortoise beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rainbow tortoise beetle
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.

Rainbow tortoise beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden