Brighton Sober vs Four-spotted Chaser

Aproaerema vinella compared with Libellula quadrimaculata

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Four-spotted Chaser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Four-spotted Chaser
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Gelechiidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aproaerema	Libellula
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Libellula quadrimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brighton Sober and Four-spotted Chaser share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Four-spotted Chaser
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Brighton Sober

The Brighton Sober (Aproaerema vinella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark