Nebria nivalis
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| Nebria nivalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Nebria |
| Species: | N. nivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nebria nivalis (Paykull, 1790) | |
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Nebria nivalis is a ground beetle in the subfamily Nebriinae. It is found mainly in Scandinavia and northern Russia; it is rare in the British Isles, where it occurs at isolated upland locations in North Wales, northern England, Scotland and the west of Ireland. [1]
In Scandinavia, N. nivalis is found almost exclusively around the margins of snowfields.[2] In the Scottish Cairngorms it has been observed foraging on snow, especially at night.[3]
