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Heath Damselbug

Nabis ericetorum Scholtz, 1847

Status not recordedinsects

The heath damselbug (Nabis ericetorum) is a species in the family Nabidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the heath damselbug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 heath damselbug live?

Not recorded

Is the heath damselbug 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 heath damselbug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyNabidae
  6. genusNabis
  7. SpeciesNabis ericetorum Scholtz, 1847

Synonyms Reduviolus ericetorum

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • lovčice vřesovištníCzech
  • LyngnymfetægeDanish
  • Heide-SichelwanzeGerman
  • kanervanaskaliludeFinnish
  • Raudonpilvė skerdblakėLithuanian
  • HeidesikkelwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the heath damselbug

Other species in the same genus Nabis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the heath damselbug?

The heath damselbug (Nabis ericetorum) belongs to the family Nabidae in the order Hemiptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Heath Damselbug (Nabis ericetorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-damselbug

MLA

“Heath Damselbug (Nabis ericetorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-damselbug.

BibTeX
@misc{heath_damselbug_2026,
  title = {Heath Damselbug (Nabis ericetorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/heath-damselbug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}