Brown Diving Beetle vs Dotted Bee-fly

Agabus brunneus compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Agabus	Bombylius
Species	Agabus brunneus	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dotted Bee-fly
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.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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