| Mordellaria borealis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mordellidae |
| Genus: | Mordellaria |
| Species: | M. borealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mordellaria borealis (LeConte, 1862) | |
Mordellaria borealis is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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Ips borealis is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena borealis commonly known as the Spring tree-top flasher is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America, where it has a very wide distribution, as it is known from Alberta east to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and south to all US states east of the Mississippi River.
Notiophilus borealis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
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Laccobius borealis is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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