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BG1622 C7485 - Lucidota atra
Copyright © 2008 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG1622 C7485 - Lucidota atra
Gloster, Gloster Arboretum, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
March 31, 2007
Size: length to wingtip 12.2 mm
This is a good match for lucidota atra as seen here.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 15 August, 2008 - 9:18pm
Last updated 9 September, 2012 - 1:20am

Moved
Moved from Lucidota.
… v belov, 14 December, 2010 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

Black Firefly
Three Lucidota species are known from North America ... this would be the common L. atra.
… Stephen Luk, 11 December, 2010 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fireflies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 October, 2008 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles.
… Gayle and Jeanell Strickland, 11 September, 2008 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Lucidota.
I will concur with the genus, but am really reluctant to assign a species, not knowing which ones occur down there.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 October, 2008 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

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