Nebria brevicollis

Nebria brevicollis

''Nebria brevicollis'' is a species of ground beetle native to Europe and the Near East. In Europe, it is found in all countries and islands except the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean Islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, the Selvagens Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. It has now been reported as introduced in western Oregon, U.S.A. : pp 481–488.), where it has been found in highly disturbed sites as well as in native old-growth forest stands. It has also now been found in Washington State .
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusNebria
SpeciesN. brevicollis
Photographed in
Belgium