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Firefly - Photinus pyralis
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Firefly - Photinus pyralis
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 20, 2007
Size: 14mm
My thoughts on this was a Photinus pyralis.
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 20 June, 2007 - 8:39pm
Last updated 21 June, 2007 - 4:05pm

Looks good.
Both the ID and the image look good!
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 June, 2007 - 2:34pm

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