Melanotus communis-complex

''Melanotus communis'' is a species of click beetle. The adult beetle is reddish-brown in color, and is about 13 millimetres long. The egg is white in color, and is about 0.3 mm long. The larva is a short-legged wireworm. It is a pale yellow to reddish-brown in color, and is 21–25 mm long when mature. The pupa is white in color, and is about the same size as an adult.