Brown Diving Beetle vs Pale-shouldered Brocade

Agabus brunneus compared with Lacanobia thalassina

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Pale-shouldered Brocade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Pale-shouldered Brocade
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	Lacanobia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lacanobia thalassina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Pale-shouldered Brocade share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Pale-shouldered Brocade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Pale-shouldered Brocade
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.

Pale-shouldered Brocade

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