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rover fireflies

genus Photinus

Member of typical fireflies (subfamily Lampyrinae)
fireflies (family Lampyridae)
elateriform beetles (infraorder Elateriformia)
beetles (order Coleoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

Our local species are diurnal, and the adults don’t glow, but the eggs or larvae might.

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 california glowworm
Photinus californicus
california glowworm
Photinus californicus
  • red areas on pronotum diverge from apex to base, with a semi-circular indentation near their bases
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 greater firefly
Photinus megistus
greater firefly
Photinus megistus
  • red areas on pronotum are roughly parallel from apex to base, with no semi-circular indentation near their bases

2 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 5 (2 are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist

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