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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Winter FireflyPhotinus corruscus
Dark FireflyPyropyga nigricans
Dotted fireflyLucidota punctata
Wide-horned Soldier BeetlePolemius laticornis
Sneaky ElfPyropyga decipiens
Three-ribbed Soldier BeetlePodabrus tricostatus
Common Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralis
Pilose Checkered BeetleChariessa pilosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,978 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 4,519 |
| Ontario | 2,826 |
| Ohio | 1,213 |
| Massachusetts | 1,135 |
| Quebec | 1,059 |
| New York | 1,051 |
| Minnesota | 1,018 |
| Illinois | 974 |
| Virginia | 807 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- BioluminescentProduces its own lightChecked by the maintainer
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Fireflies · Lampyridae |
| Genus | Lucidota |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Black Firefly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.