Notiophilus nitens
Species of beetle
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Notiophilus nitens, the bright big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington). Its habitat consists of grasslands, pastures, cultivated fields and hills.
| Notiophilus nitens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Notiophilus |
| Species: | N. nitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Notiophilus nitens Leconte, 1857 | |
Adults are wing-dimorphic, with some adults being brachypterous and others macropterous.[5]
