Red-Brown Click Beetle vs Clock Ground Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Red-Brown Click Beetle	Clock Ground Beetle
Scientific Name	Ampedus sanguineus	Amara aenea
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Carabidae
Size	11-16 mm	6-9 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Tundra & Arctic
Diet	Wood Feeders	Seed Feeders
Regions	Europe, Northern Asia	Europe, Asia, Introduced to North America
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Red-Brown Click Beetle

A handsome click beetle with vivid red elytra and a black head and thorax. Larvae develop in rotting conifer wood.

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Did You Know?

Despite its blood-red colour, it is harmless—the coloration is thought to mimic toxic beetles to deter predators.

Clock Ground Beetle

A small, bronze-colored ground beetle extremely common across the Palearctic region. It is a mixed feeder consuming both seeds and small invertebrates.

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Did You Know?

Its common name comes from the old English practice of placing beetles on a clock face to tell fortunes.