Brown Diving Beetle vs Eastern Orange Tip

Agabus brunneus compared with Anthocharis damone

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Eastern Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Orange Tip
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	Pieridae
Genus	Agabus	Anthocharis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Anthocharis damone

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Eastern Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Eastern Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Eastern Orange Tip
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.

Eastern Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

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.