Bath White vs Brown Diving Beetle

Pontia daplidice compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bath White is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath White	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	Pieridae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Pontia	Agabus
Species	Pontia daplidice	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bath White

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath White	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath White

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (17 countries).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Bath White

The Bath White (Pontia daplidice) is a species in the genus Pontia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium