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Athous subfuscus

Status not recordedbeetles

Athous subfuscus is a species in the family Elateridae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 8.75 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.

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Quick facts about Athous subfuscus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
8.75 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is Athous subfuscus?

ATHOUS SUBFUSCUS · LENGTH 8.75 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8.75 mm, the recorded maximum length of the athous subfuscus is about 0.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Athous subfuscus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Athous subfuscus is listed for 1 country.

Switzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Athous subfuscus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Athous subfuscus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyElateridae
  6. genusAthous
  7. SpeciesAthous subfuscus (O. F.Müller, 1764)

Synonyms Elater subfuscus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • kovařík hladkýCzech
  • Liden busksmælderDanish
  • Rotrandiger Brauner SchnellkäferGerman
  • puikkoseppäFinnish
  • busksmellerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Nieskorek żółtawyPolish
  • Щелкун леснойRussian
  • kováčik hladkýSlovak
  • småbuskknäppareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Athous subfuscus

Other species in the same genus Athous.

Wireworm

Athous azoricus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Athous subfuscus?

An adult Athous subfuscus measures 8.75 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Athous subfuscus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Athous subfuscus for 1 country: Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What does Athous subfuscus eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is Athous subfuscus?

Athous subfuscus (Athous subfuscus) belongs to the family Elateridae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Athous subfuscus (Athous subfuscus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/athous-subfuscus

MLA

“Athous subfuscus (Athous subfuscus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/athous-subfuscus.

BibTeX
@misc{athous_subfuscus_2026,
  title = {Athous subfuscus (Athous subfuscus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/athous-subfuscus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}