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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.


They don’t glow.

california glowworm
Photinus californicus
  • red areas on pronotum diverge from apex to base, with a semi-circular indentation near their bases
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: 2 (all are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalistBugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist