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Lightning bug/firefly

Lampyridae Photinus pyralis

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinguished knobby antennae black shell with light lining and an orange head with black spot -- these light up the night in a vivid chartreuse blinking in eastern US southern summers

Habitat:

west central ga/ranging much further.

Reference Links:

Firefly - Wikipedia, Types of Fireflies - Firefly.org

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