Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Seabird Bluebottle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Calliphora uralensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Seabird Bluebottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Elateridae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Anostirus	Calliphora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Calliphora uralensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Seabird Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Seabird Bluebottle
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.

Seabird Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden