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Glowworm (male)

Phengodes plumosa

Description:

An unexpected visitor... Long and wide eyelash-like plumose antennae.

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4 Comments

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Pretty confident this is Phengodes plumosa. However if true it may be out of its range. See http://eol.org/pages/3266615/overview

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

It looks like it has some sort of shoulder plates. Very unusual. Would love to see a specimen glowing!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Wow fantastic :)

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Thanks! It is some kind of Glowworm species.

JC_Forester
Spotted by
JC_Forester

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on May 30, 2013
Submitted on May 30, 2013

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