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Pyractomena borealis - male
Copyright © 2011 metrioptera

Pyractomena borealis - Male
Kennebunk, York County, Maine, USA
May 23, 2011
Size: 1 cm
I found a great many scaly-looking firefly larvae around my house this year and attempted to raise them. Apparently it worked; I saw no pupae, only two adults like this one. Finally, a firefly that glows; all I can usually find around here is Ellychinia corrusca and Lucidota atra!

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Contributed by metrioptera on 24 May, 2011 - 5:32am
Last updated 20 June, 2011 - 9:30am

Pyractomena borealis (Randall)
Moved from Beetles. Well done on associating the larva with the adult. Now, if we can get images of pupae... :-)
… Stephen Luk, 24 May, 2011 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

 
Pupae
Found the pupa!
… metrioptera, 24 May, 2011 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

has to be a Pyractomena
looks nice; let's see what Stephen Luk has to say
… v belov, 24 May, 2011 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

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