Pelophila borealis

Pelophila borealis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae

Pelophila borealis, the boreal mud-loving beetle, is a species of ground beetle in Nebriinae subfamily which was described by Gustaf von Paykull in 1790. The species can be found in Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. It is black in colour and is shiny.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Pelophila borealis

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