Dusky Click Beetle vs Red-Spotted Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Dusky Click Beetle	Red-Spotted Rove Beetle
Scientific Name	Agriotes obscurus	Staphylinus dimidiaticornis
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Staphylinidae
Size	7-9 mm	15-22 mm
Habitat	Farmland	Woodlands
Diet	Root Feeders	Detritivores
Regions	Europe, Northern Asia	Europe, Western Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Dusky Click Beetle

A dull dark brown click beetle with dense pubescence and subtle elytral striations. The larvae are significant wireworm pests that attack the roots of cereals, potatoes, and other crops.

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Did You Know?

This species is particularly problematic in land recently converted from grassland to arable cultivation.

Red-Spotted Rove Beetle

A large, dark rove beetle with bicolored antennae and red-tinged wing cases. It hunts actively in leaf litter at dusk.

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Did You Know?

Its bicolored antennae—dark at the base and pale at the tip—help distinguish it from similar large rove beetles.