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Small Black Firefly? - Chariessa pilosa
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Small Black Firefly? - Chariessa pilosa
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 21, 2018
Small black bug landed on leg. Much like a firefly but smaller and black outer wings.

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Small Black Firefly? - Chariessa pilosa Small Black Firefly? - Chariessa pilosa
Contributed by Dan Davison on 21 May, 2018 - 8:22pm
Last updated 21 November, 2019 - 2:49pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Tyler Hedlund, 21 November, 2019 - 2:49pm

Chariessa pilosa
… Blaine Mathison, 21 May, 2018 - 8:24pm

 
Chariessa pilosa?
Agree it looks like other Chariessa pilosa on BG.
Was getting ready to post a possible firefly and noticed this one had not been moved out of beetles. Would be first Chariessa pilosa for Kentucky are there other possibilities?
… Dan Davison, 6 July, 2019 - 2:40pm

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