larva? - Lucidota atra - BugGuide.Net

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 March, 2013 - 12:40am

this one should be Lucidota a

this one should be Lucidota atra

… joeCicero, 3 March, 2013 - 12:27am

Thank you all for comments and ID.

… Lynn Bergen, 24 March, 2010 - 9:32pm

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… Lynn Bergen, 24 March, 2010 - 9:32pm

Its a lampyrid.

First, compare overall general appearance:

Phengodidae:

Lampyridae:

Lycidae:

That pinkish coloration is very common in lampyrids, but it is hard to distinguish lampyrids from lycids in pictures sometimes.

If you have a specimen on hand you will see that Lycidae actually have 2 pairs of mandibles, 2 segmented antennae, and no epicranial suture.

Lampyridae have 1 pair of falcate mandibles, epicranial suture present, 3-segmented antennae, and luminous organ situated on the venter of abdominal segment 8. (With the exception of the CA species Pterotus obsuripennis which has its organ on 7 and 8)

Phengodidae are drastically different looking and have 1 pair of channeled or grooved mandibles, no epicranial suture, 3-Segmented antennae, and a pair of luminous organs on abdominal segments 1-8.

All of this is from Immature Insects Volume 2 :)

… Natalie Hernandez, 24 March, 2010 - 9:08pm

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… John F. Carr, 24 March, 2010 - 8:58pm

Firefly larva of some kind., I suspect.

It looks a bit like this one:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 March, 2010 - 7:45pm

Phengodidae vs Lampyridae...

I can't tell...yet.

… Blaine Mathison, 24 March, 2010 - 7:47pm

Ah, yeah....

Forgot about them glowworms. :)

… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 March, 2010 - 7:49pm