Brown Diving Beetle vs Dark Mottled Willow

Agabus brunneus compared with Spodoptera cilium

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dark Mottled Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dark Mottled Willow
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	Noctuidae
Genus	Agabus	Spodoptera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Spodoptera cilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dark Mottled Willow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dark Mottled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dark Mottled Willow
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 Mottled Willow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (Denmark, Germany, Portugal).

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.