Brown Diving Beetle vs small tortoiseshell

Agabus brunneus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Dytiscidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Agabus	Aglais
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	small tortoiseshell
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.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden