Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Small Clover Case-Bearer

Anostirus castaneus compared with Coleophora frischella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Small Clover Case-Bearer
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	Coleophoridae
Genus	Anostirus	Coleophora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Coleophora frischella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Small Clover Case-Bearer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Small Clover Case-Bearer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Small Clover Case-Bearer
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.

Small Clover Case-Bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden