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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Fireflies (Lampyridae) » Lampyrinae » Lucidotini » Diurnal Fireflies (Ellychnia) » Ellychnia greeni
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Ellychnia sp. - Firefly beetle? - Ellychnia greeni
Copyright © 2010 Andrew McKorney

Ellychnia sp. - Firefly beetle? - Ellychnia greeni
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
February 5, 2010
Size: 12mm
Few of these beetles were sitting on bushes in a park. My first guess was E. corrusca.

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Ellychnia sp. - Firefly beetle? - Ellychnia greeni Ellychnia sp.- Firefly beetle? - Ellychnia greeni
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Contributed by Andrew McKorney on 22 March, 2010 - 1:16pm
Last updated 14 December, 2010 - 8:46am

Moved tentatively per SL's suggestion
Moved from Diurnal Fireflies.
… v belov, 14 December, 2010 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pyropyga.
… v belov, 10 December, 2010 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Ellychnia
Ellychnia was correct, but E. corrusca is an eastern species complex.
… Stephen Luk, 10 December, 2010 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Stephen!
Do you have any ideas about western species which may accur in southwestern WA?
… Andrew McKorney, 11 December, 2010 - 12:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Three according to Fender.
Fender (1970) lists three Ellychnia species occurring in WA: greeni, facula and hatchi. From my limited examination of western material, I would suggest that your image is of greeni, based on the elevated costae and pronotal vittae. There are probably a number of images of this species on BG already ... haven't gotten around to them.
… Stephen Luk, 11 December, 2010 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
E. greeni
Great, looks like I have at least two species because my second one from central WA has not an elevated costae and slightly smaller. Thanks!
… Andrew McKorney, 11 December, 2010 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Stephen--
your reviewing the lampyrid section is a wonderful thing -- please don't stop, i suspect quite a few may be misplaced
… v belov, 10 December, 2010 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 9 April, 2010 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

a species of Pyropyga, rather
*
… v belov, 22 March, 2010 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

I'd agree
especially with the broad black markings on the lateral pronotal margins.
… Blaine Mathison, 22 March, 2010 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your confirmation!
Thanks for your confirmation!
… Andrew McKorney, 22 March, 2010 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

 
I should say
I agree with genus, but there are others in the NW it could be.
… Blaine Mathison, 22 March, 2010 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

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