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Firefly - Lucidota atra
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Firefly - Lucidota atra
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 28, 2008
Size: 12 mm
These were common in my yard in early summer. They liked to land on me.

Diurnal firefly, by appearance. We have at least two large species which I can't tell apart.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 January, 2009 - 7:38pm
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 8:51pm

Lucidota atra
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… v belov, 6 January, 2009 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Lucidota atra
ID confirmed. Adults can glow when freshly eclosed, although this ability is lost soon after. Your other image shows the small light organs.
… Stephen Luk, 6 January, 2009 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

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