Brown Diving Beetle vs dark crimson underwing

Agabus brunneus compared with Catocala sponsa

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while dark crimson underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	dark crimson underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Erebidae
Genus	Agabus	Catocala
Species	Agabus brunneus	Catocala sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and dark crimson underwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

dark crimson underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	dark crimson underwing
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.

dark crimson underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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