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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

 
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

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