Bug FAQNebria diversa
Nebria diversa · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Nebria diversa is a short-winged beetle that is active at night and preys on other animals.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults have reduced wings, are nocturnal, and are carnivorous.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults are brachypterous, meaning they have short wings.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Adults are carnivorous, feeding on other small animals.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
The species occurs in Canada and the U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, Washington.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
Where can I find Nebria diversa?
It lives on open sandy sea beaches under driftwood in Canada and the western U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebria_diversa
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.