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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Fireflies (Lampyridae) » Photurinae » Photuris

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Copyright © 2009 Stephen Gingold

Photuris - Photuris

Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Size: @@1/2"

Found on the underside of a daylily leaf.

I'm guessing a Photinus.

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Contributed by Stephen Gingold on 16 June, 2009 - 9:11am
Last updated 29 June, 2010 - 3:22pm

Moved

Moved from Photuris pennsylvanica.

… Stephen Gingold, 29 June, 2010 - 3:21pm

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Moved

Moved from Photuris.

… Stephen Gingold, 27 June, 2010 - 1:22pm

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ID

I'm not sure yet how good Nate's ID is. He can't ID his own, and the info page says "Species identification is problematic. It has been determined that several 'new' species exist, which can be separated only by subtle differences in their flash patterns. Most submitted images will remain on the genus page only because of this new finding." and your image doesn't show flash pattern.

… John R. Maxwell, 29 June, 2010 - 10:09am

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Thanks John.

Thanks for the explanation. Guess a photo won't do. Even if I find another, we couldn't be sure if it was the same flash pattern, so I guess this will always be genus only. Of course, genus only is still a step up from calling it a "firefly".
And thanks just the same to Nate for trying to help. Much appreciated to you both.

… Stephen Gingold, 29 June, 2010 - 3:26pm

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firefly

Hey thats a pennsylva firefly

… Nathan Lewis, 26 June, 2010 - 12:46pm

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Thanks Nate.

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… Stephen Gingold, 27 June, 2010 - 1:21pm

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thanks and nice picture

thanks and nice picture

… Nathan Lewis, 29 June, 2010 - 9:21am

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Moved

Moved from Fireflies.

… Stephen Gingold, 16 June, 2009 - 4:21pm

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Photuris sp.

This is a species of Photuris. Have yet to see one myself here.

… Eric R. Eaton, 16 June, 2009 - 3:44pm

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Thanks Eric.

I guess Photuris is as good as it gets from what I just read. It was just sitting around our backyard garden.

… Stephen Gingold, 16 June, 2009 - 4:23pm

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