Brown Diving Beetle vs Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Agabus brunneus compared with Tingis ampliata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Creeping Thistle Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tingidae
Genus	Agabus	Tingis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Tingis ampliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Creeping Thistle Lacebug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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