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Black Firefly

Lucidota atra

Photo by keithp2012
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Active during the day. Unlike many other fireflies, the adults of this species do not luminesce and communicate instead using pheromones.

Habitat:

Yard,field,forest.

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2010

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