Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sicilian Chamomile

Anostirus castaneus compared with Anthemis punctata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Sicilian Chamomile is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sicilian Chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anostirus	Anthemis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Anthemis punctata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sicilian Chamomile

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sicilian Chamomile
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.

Sicilian Chamomile

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland and United Kingdom.

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.