Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Salweiden-Mehltau

Anostirus castaneus compared with Erysiphe adunca

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Salweiden-Mehltau is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Salweiden-Mehltau
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Erysiphe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Erysiphe adunca

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Salweiden-Mehltau

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Salweiden-Mehltau
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.

Salweiden-Mehltau

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden