Bug FAQNebria meanyi
Nebria meanyi · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Carabidae
Nebria meanyi, known as Meany's gazelle beetle, is a ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily. It lives near mountain streams in Canada and the north-western United States, including British Columbia, Yukon, California, Oregon, and Washington. Adult beetles are active at night and hunt other small animals.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Nebria meanyi is called Meany's gazelle beetle and belongs to the Nebriinae subfamily.
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Where it lives
It is found near mountain streams.
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What it eats
Adults are carnivorous and hunt at night.
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When you see it
Adults are active during the night.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, California, Oregon, Alaska.
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
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Questions people ask
Where is Nebria meanyi found?
It lives near mountain streams in Canada and the north-western United States, including British Columbia, Yukon, California, Oregon, and Washington.
Source: Wikipedia
What does Nebria meanyi eat?
Adult beetles are carnivorous and hunt other small animals at night.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Carabidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebria_meanyi
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