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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Nebriinae » Nebriini » Gazelle Beetles (Nebria) » subgenus Reductonebria (Nebria subgenus Reductonebria) » mannerheimii group (Nebria mannerheimii group) » Nebria eschscholtzii
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Ground Beetle - Nebria eschscholtzii
Copyright © 2018 Jim Moore

Ground Beetle - Nebria eschscholtzii
Near Canyon Dam Beach, Lake Almanor, Plumas County, California, USA
August 5, 2018
Size: Body length 11mm
Found under a rock, along a rather rocky and graveled section of shoreline. This was one of many seen under various rocks. These beetles can run like the wind; and were difficult to catch amongst the shoreline rocks and gravel. See also this specimen: (1), found at same location.

GrBet 192 - Sent to Peter W. Messer for ID

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Contributed by Jim Moore on 15 November, 2018 - 12:20am
Last updated 15 November, 2018 - 11:42am

Thank you Peter & Curt
Moved from Gazelle Beetles.
… Jim Moore, 15 November, 2018 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Nebria eschscholtzii
Nebria eschscholtzii is the best fit for this examined specimen using the key by Lindroth (1961). It matches other good examples held in PWMC. Jim, conspecific are your GrBet 189, 190, 191, 192. Thanks.
… Peter W. Messer, 15 November, 2018 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Curt Harden, 15 November, 2018 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

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