Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Tar spot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Phyllachora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.