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Field damsel bug

Nabis ferus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The field damsel bug (Nabis ferus) is a species in the family Nabidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the field damsel bug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the field damsel bug live?

Not recorded

Is the field damsel bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the field damsel bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyNabidae
  6. genusNabis
  7. SpeciesNabis ferus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex ferus, Nabis vagans, Reduviolus ferus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • lovčice obecnáCzech
  • Almindelig nymfetægeDanish
  • olkinaskaliludeFinnish
  • オオマキバサシガメJapanese
  • Laukyminė skerdblakėLithuanian
  • VeldsikkelwantsDutch
  • Охотник дикийRussian
  • dravček obyčajnýSlovak

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Relatives of the field damsel bug

Other species in the same genus Nabis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the field damsel bug?

The field damsel bug (Nabis ferus) belongs to the family Nabidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Field damsel bug (Nabis ferus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-damsel-bug

MLA

“Field damsel bug (Nabis ferus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-damsel-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{field_damsel_bug_2026,
  title = {Field damsel bug (Nabis ferus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-damsel-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}