Brown Diving Beetle vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Agabus brunneus compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lestidae
Genus	Agabus	Lestes
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.