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Firefly

Photinus marginellus/curtatus complex

Description:

A whitish firefly with red spot on pronotum. Two species are listed above because they cannot be identified by the naked eye.

Habitat:

Woodland habitat

Notes:

I was surprised to see a "white" firefly while hiking.

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2 Comments

beaker98
beaker98 8 years ago

Thank you kindly Mark:)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Not much like that around here. Good one.

beaker98
Spotted by
beaker98

Davenport, Iowa, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2015
Submitted on Jan 28, 2016

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