Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Western Dwarf

Anostirus castaneus compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Western Dwarf
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	Elachistidae
Genus	Anostirus	Elachista
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Western Dwarf
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.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark