Nebria nivalis explained

Nebria nivalis is a ground beetle in the subfamily Nebriinae. It is found mainly in Scandinavia and northern Russia; it is rare in the British Isles, where it occurs at isolated upland locations in North Wales, northern England, Scotland and the west of Ireland.^[1]

In Scandinavia, N. nivalis is found almost exclusively around the margins of snowfields.^[2] In the Scottish Cairngorms it has been observed foraging on snow, especially at night.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ground Beetles of Ireland - Nebria nivalis. 2009. National Museums Northern Ireland. 27 July 2010.
2. Book: Lindroth, C. H.. Handbooks for the identification of British insects, vol 4 part 2: Coleoptera: Carabidae. 1974. The Royal Entomological Society of London. 148.
3. Ashmole. N. P.. J. M. Nelson . M. R. Shaw. A. Garside. August 1983. Insects and spiders on snowfields in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Journal of Natural History. 17. 4. 599–613. 10.1080/00222938300770491.