archers dart vs orangeback flying squid

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Noctuidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Agrotis	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

archers dart and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	orangeback flying squid
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.

orangeback flying squid

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.