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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)
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lampyrid larva - Ellychnia
Copyright © 2015 Joyce Gross

lampyrid larva - Ellychnia
Sunol Regional Park, Sunol, Alameda County, California, USA
April 22, 2007

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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 30 June, 2015 - 1:21am
Last updated 3 July, 2015 - 3:18pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified larvae & pupae.
… v belov, 3 July, 2015 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Joyce, does this larvae glow?
Joyce, does this larvae glow?

BTW- Nice! You always find the coolest stuff! Is it the female of this species that glows, or the larvae, or both? It is rather confusing! My inexpert searches have yielded contradictory information! I've always be curious and hoped to find a glowing glowworm.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 31 August, 2020 - 2:04am login or register to post comments

 
glow
I didn't see this larva glow. I found it during the daytime. From what I can figure out, Ellychnia larvae are somewhat luminescent, but adults are not. Yes, I'm finding contradictory information also.... hmmm. Next time I find one of these (I don't see them often), I'll have to put it somewhere dark and see if it glows.
… Joyce Gross, 9 September, 2020 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Joyce!
If it works the way I think it does, maybe one has to go looking for them at night in the right area, and right time of year.

I can't imagine that happening for me in the city, but I'd love to find one!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 10 September, 2020 - 6:14am login or register to post comments

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