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Reed damsel bug

Nabis lineatus Dahlbom, 1851

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the reed damsel bug

Weight
Not recorded
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 reed damsel bug live?

Not recorded

Is the reed 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 reed damsel bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyNabidae
  6. genusNabis
  7. SpeciesNabis lineatus Dahlbom, 1851

Synonyms Nabicula lineata

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • lovčice slaništníCzech
  • Lang nymfetægeDanish
  • ruokotikariludeFinnish
  • Juostuotoji skerdblakėLithuanian
  • RietsikkelwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reed 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 reed damsel bug?

The reed damsel bug (Nabis lineatus) 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). Reed damsel bug (Nabis lineatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reed-damsel-bug

MLA

“Reed damsel bug (Nabis lineatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reed-damsel-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{reed_damsel_bug_2026,
  title = {Reed damsel bug (Nabis lineatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reed-damsel-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}