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Photinus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Male Photinus beetles emit a flashing light pattern to signal for females. Illegitimate receivers, such as female Photuris beetles, identify these signals and use them to locate the male Photinus, attract them with deceptive signals, and eat them. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Suburban flowerbed

Reference Links:

Photinus (beetle) - Wikipedia, Genus Photinus - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Aaron_G
Thanks, Daniele! I'm trying to get back in the PN groove. :-)
DanielePralong
Thanks for all your latest contributions full of great info Aaron!

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PublishedDecember 16, 2016

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