archers dart vs Lygaeid bug

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Agrotis	Nysius
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

archers dart and Lygaeid bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

archers dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

archers dart

The Archers dart (Agrotis vestigialis) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.