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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Agrypninae » Pyrophorini » Vesperelater » Vesperelater arizonicus
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Bioluminescent Click Beetle - Vesperelater arizonicus
Copyright © 2013 Jon Rapp

Bioluminescent Click Beetle - Vesperelater arizonicus
Santa Rita Experimental Range / Florida Station, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2013
Found at BugSwarm 2013. After Margarethe turned off the lights on her setup, we noticed this guy flashing his lights. I know some other folks got some pix of this, but haven't seen 'em posted up yet. Pretty sure this is ID, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 16 September, 2013 - 10:06pm
Last updated 28 June, 2018 - 4:19pm

Moved
Moved from Pyrophorini.
… Blaine Mathison, 28 June, 2018 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Blaine!
.
… Jon Rapp, 28 June, 2018 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

We seem to remember that Robyn collected
the one that was photographed in the creek at the top of Madera Canyon. Will have to remember to see if she got an ID on that one. Do you know if anyone collected this one from Florida?
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2013 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Vesperelater arizonicus.
My specimen http://bugguide.net/node/view/816346 from upper Madera Canyon. I relaxed the specimen and looked at the genitalia. Perfect match to the image of aedeagus of V. arizonicus on the guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/473791
… Robyn Waayers, 28 September, 2013 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure
if this one was collected, but I expect it was - there were a lot of serious beetle and bug collectors around!
… Jon Rapp, 16 September, 2013 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Deilelater physoderus.
… Jon Rapp, 16 September, 2013 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

Blaine's comment is here
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2013 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks J & J !
With that info, I moved this one to Pyrophorini. I love this dark picture - reminds me of the Nautilis on 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea :)
… Jon Rapp, 16 September, 2013 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

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