Nebria metallica
Fischer von Waldheim, 1822
Metallic gazelle beetle
Nebria metallica is a ground beetle in the Nebriinae, first described by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in 1822. It is known by the Metallic gazelle . The species has a predatory lifestyle, with both larvae and functioning as . It occupies a range extending from the Aleutian Islands through Alaska and western Canada to the northwestern contiguous United States.
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Distribution
Aleutian Islands, southern Alaska, western Canada, south to Washington and Montana in the United States.
Diet
Predatory. Both larvae and are .
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Taxonomic authority note
Sources differ on the year of description: Wikipedia states 1822, while GBIF records 1820. The NCBI database confirms 1822 as the authority year.