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Lycidae or Lampyridae larva? - Pyractomena
Copyright © 2005 Robin McLeod

Lycidae or Lampyridae larva? - Pyractomena
near Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
September 1, 2004
Size: about 15 mm
Found at midnight on tree trunk behind house, and brought inside to photograph. A PDF doc says all Lampyridae larvae are luminescent so I assume they all have a light-producing organ. The second-last abdominal segment on this individual has paler edges than the rest, but the last three segments are not completely white, as they are in luminescent adults.
Two recent photos by Tom Murray (1, 2) show more white/contrast than this one, so maybe those really are fireflies (?) - and this one is a net-winged beetle (?)
Hoping someone can shed more light on the subject. (pun? what pun?)

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Lycidae or Lampyridae larva? - Pyractomena Lycidae or Lampyridae larva? -dorsal - Pyractomena
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 April, 2005 - 5:55pm
Last updated 3 March, 2013 - 8:51am

Moved
Moved from Pyractomena.
… v belov, 3 March, 2013 - 8:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Firefly Larvae.
… tom murray, 11 January, 2009 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fireflies.
… tom murray, 11 January, 2009 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

eighteen
There are now eighteen such images on the coleoptera page if anyone wants to try to sort them out!!
… john and jane balaban, 27 April, 2005 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

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