4-Spotted Digger Wasp vs Brown Diving Beetle

Crossocerus quadrimaculatus compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• 4-Spotted Digger Wasp is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Crabronidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Crossocerus	Agabus
Species	Crossocerus quadrimaculatus	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

4-Spotted Digger Wasp and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	4-Spotted Digger Wasp	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

4-Spotted Digger Wasp

The 4-Spotted Digger Wasp (Crossocerus quadrimaculatus) is a species in the genus Crossocerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden