Great diving beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great diving beetle lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dytiscus marginalis
Group	Beetles
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Dytiscidae

Where does the great diving beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great diving beetle in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the great diving beetle?

The great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Dytiscidae, genus Dytiscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great diving beetle

The great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is an aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and in the UK is common in Wales, much of England and southern Scotland but less common on chalk and in the far north.

The great diving beetle, true to its name, is a rather large insect. The larvae can grow up to 60 millimetres (2.4 in) in length, while the adults are generally 27–35 millimetres (1.1–1.4 in).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great diving beetle (revision 1370652705), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q20851 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).