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Firefly or Soldier Bug? - Ellychnia
Copyright © 2006 Garrett Bailey

Firefly or Soldier Bug? - Ellychnia
Cobb County, Georgia, USA
April 1, 2006
After some controversy over diurnal fireflies and soldier bugs we thought that we'd better check with you guys.
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Contributed by Garrett Bailey on 6 April, 2006 - 8:57am
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 4:52pm

Moved
Moved from Fireflies.
… Jim McClarin, 6 January, 2009 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

has to be E. corrusca
*
… v belov, 6 January, 2009 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

...
Very nice picture! Great depth and background.
-Sean McCann


triatoma.blogspot.com
… Sean McCann, 6 April, 2006 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Lampyridae
With lampyrids you can't see the head in a dorsal view, and the head is very short (versus usually quite long in lycids).
… Donald S. Chandler, 6 April, 2006 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

 
Canth*arids too
Soldier beetles have most or all of the head visible in dorsal view.
… Jim McClarin, 6 April, 2006 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

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