archers dart vs Splayed Deerfly

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Noctuidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Agrotis	Chrysops
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden