Brown Diving Beetle vs pine hawk-moth

Agabus brunneus compared with Sphinx pinastri

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while pine hawk-moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	pine hawk-moth
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	Sphingidae
Genus	Agabus	Sphinx
Species	Agabus brunneus	Sphinx pinastri

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and pine hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

pine hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	pine hawk-moth
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.

pine hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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