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Poplar bark sturgeon - Pyractomena borealis
Copyright © 2012 Steve McKechnie

Poplar bark sturgeon - Pyractomena borealis
Nipawin , Saskatchewan, Canada
May 12, 2012
Size: Approx 16 mm.
Poplar, Spruce, Larch marsh land. Area surrounded by water. The dead Poplar tree lost a large chunk of bark years ago.
These bugs hung there motionless while I used a twig to move one into view.
Temp. F. daytime 70's night 40's. for the last few days.

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Contributed by Steve McKechnie on 12 May, 2012 - 11:24pm
Last updated 13 May, 2012 - 10:23am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Steve McKechnie, 13 May, 2012 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

i just loved it that you
called it a sturgeon! i chuckled and youre right it does look like one.
… Edna Woodward, 13 May, 2012 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
I needed a name
and that was the first thing to mind.
… Steve McKechnie, 13 May, 2012 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Lampyridae larvae
… Brad Barnd, 12 May, 2012 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

 
That's it, Pyractomena borealis
Puting the two together seems to fit. The "what's here guide" missed another one.
… Steve McKechnie, 13 May, 2012 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Brad
Now I've searched the "Saskatchewan Conservation Data Centre Taxa List for Invertebrates" for every genus in the tribes and don't find any Fire flies.
I have posted a poor image from last year that might be related.
… Steve McKechnie, 13 May, 2012 - 3:49am login or register to post comments

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