August Cosmet vs Brown Diving Beetle

Sorhagenia rhamniella compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• August Cosmet is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August Cosmet	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cosmopterigidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Sorhagenia	Agabus
Species	Sorhagenia rhamniella	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

August Cosmet and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

August Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August Cosmet	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August Cosmet

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.

August Cosmet

The August Cosmet (Sorhagenia rhamniella) is a species in the genus Sorhagenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all 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