Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Brown Diving Beetle

Lestes tenuatus compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blue-striped Spreadwing is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Lestidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Lestes	Agabus
Species	Lestes tenuatus	Agabus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Brown Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. 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.