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Black Firefly

Lucidota atra

Description:

About 6 mm in length, this day-flying lighting bug has black wing covers and a pronotum with a central black spot ringed with red with yellow margins.

Habitat:

Eastern deciduous forests in eastern North America.

Notes:

I'm seeing lots of these day-flying beetles right now.

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Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Roseville, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 5, 2013

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