Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sedge Sprite

Anostirus castaneus compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elateridae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anostirus	Nehalennia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sedge Sprite
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.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.