Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Large Ringlet

Anostirus castaneus compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Elateridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anostirus	Erebia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Erebia euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Large Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Ringlet
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.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).

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:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland