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Lightning Bug/Firefly

Pyractomena sp

Photo by momsavang
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Description:

Flattish beetle with hood shaped head: yellow bands orange highlights and a black triangle. Long wings outlined in yellow. Scaly underside that glows and blinks in neon green to attract mates.
Wasn't blinking last night. Colloquially called Lightning Bugs in the southeast US, also called Fireflies.

Habitat:

West Central Georgia

Reference Links:

Lightning Bug - Wikipedia, Search - BugGuide.Net

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