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Photinus pyralis
A Common Eastern Firefly hitching a ride on my bootlace.
Entrance to a Woodland Trail
Flash is distinctive: male hovers about two feet (0.6 m) above ground, then drops vertically, gives single prolonged flash as is ascending, then flash diminishes (4). Flashing occurs at dusk, earlier in evening than most other fireflies.
Spotted on Jul 13, 2016
Submitted on Feb 28, 2017
2 Comments
You're right - Thank you! And thanks for helping with my other "unidentified insects." I was beginning to think I would never identify them. :)
I think this looks a lot like Photinus pyralis. http://bugguide.net/node/view/63819