Red-Brown Click Beetle vs Two-lined Leatherwing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Red-Brown Click Beetle	Two-lined Leatherwing
Scientific Name	Ampedus sanguineus	Atalantycha bilineata
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Cantharidae
Size	11-16 mm	8-11 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Forests
Diet	Wood Feeders	Herbivores
Regions	Europe, Northern Asia	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.

Two-lined Leatherwing

A slender soldier beetle with pale yellowish-brown elytra bearing two faint darker lines. It is an active predator found on flowers and foliage in North American forests during spring.

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Did You Know?

Despite their soft bodies and lack of hard wing covers, soldier beetles are fast fliers and active predators.