Brown Diving Beetle vs Emerald Spreadwing

Agabus brunneus compared with Lestes dryas

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Emerald Spreadwing is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lestidae
Genus	Agabus	Lestes
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lestes dryas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Emerald Spreadwing

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Emerald 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.

Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Emerald Spreadwing

エメラルドスプレッドウィング（Lestes dryas）は、IUCNレッドリストで危急（VU）に分類されています。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体群は減少し、生息地への圧力が増大しています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden