Nabis ferus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Field Damsel Bug)

Interactions where Nabis ferus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
is predator of caterpillar LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Nabis (Nabis) ferus/Nabis (Nabis) ferusfield damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothscaterpillar
is predator of MIRIDAE capsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs Hemiptera Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Nabis (Nabis) ferus/Nabis (Nabis) ferusfield damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Miridaecapsid bugs, plant bugs, and grassbugs
is predator of Leptopterna dolabrata Meadow Plant Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Nabis (Nabis) ferus/Nabis (Nabis) ferusfield damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Leptopterna dolabrata/Leptopterna dolabratameadow plant bug
is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Nabidae/Nabis (Nabis) ferus/Nabis (Nabis) ferusfield damsel bug Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Nabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug)
GenusNabis (a genus of damsel bugs)
FamilyNABIDAE (damsel bugs)
SuperfamilyCIMICOIDEA (a superfamily of bugs)
InfraorderCimicomorpha (an infraorder of bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (true bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Remane, R. 1956 Nabis pseudoferus Remane (Hem., Nabidae) in Britain Ent. Mon. Mag..

Nabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Nabis ferus (Field Damsel Bug):

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