Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Willow Tarspot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Willow Tarspot
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Insecta (Insects) Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family Elateridae Rhytismataceae
Genus Anostirus Rhytisma
Species Anostirus castaneus Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Willow Tarspot
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.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Willow Tarspot

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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