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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Glowworm Beetles (Phengodidae) » Phengodini » Glowworms (Phengodes)
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Glowworm Beetle- Phengodes sp. - Phengodes - male
Copyright © 2006 Ed Johnson

Glowworm Beetle- Phengodes sp. - Phengodes - Male
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
May 31, 2006
Size: 22 mm
This amazing fellow was in my garage this evening.

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Glowworm Beetle- Phengodes sp. - Phengodes - male Glowworm Beetle- Phengodes sp. - Phengodes - male
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Contributed by Ed Johnson on 1 June, 2006 - 12:16pm
Last updated 1 June, 2006 - 7:01pm

What a cool bug!
I have no clue what it is, but it sure is bizarre! Someone out there will know. Never seen anything like this in Canada.

Jay Cossey
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… Jay Cossey, 1 June, 2006 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Way cool:-)
This is an adult male glowworm in the beetle family Phengodidae, probably genus Phengodes. Believe it or not, the females are larviform, meaning they reach sexual maturity while retaining a larval form (albeit with compound eyes). Really a neat insect, I agree.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 June, 2006 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

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