Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Marbled Skipper

Anostirus castaneus compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Marbled Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Carcharodus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Carcharodus lavatherae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Marbled Skipper
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.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇭 Switzerland