Brown Diving Beetle vs light orange underwing

Agabus brunneus compared with Archiearis notha

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while light orange underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	light orange 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	Geometridae
Genus	Agabus	Archiearis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Archiearis notha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

light orange underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	light orange 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.

light orange underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.