Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Spotted Blewit

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lepista panaeolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spotted Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Anostirus	Lepista
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lepista panaeolus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spotted Blewit
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.

Spotted Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.