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Pyractomena lucifera is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae.It is found in North America. [2] [3] [4]Its range is divided into two subpopulations; one from the Great Lakes region east to New York and south to Maryland, and the other from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.
Species from Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are now in different genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, such as Deilelater and Ignelater. [2] Adult Pyrophorus beetles feed on pollen and sometimes small insects, such as aphids or scale insects. Their larvae feed on various plant materials and invertebrates, including the larvae of other beetles.
Adult male P. consanguineus fireflies fly 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft) off the ground and flash to attract the attention of females. Their flash pattern consists of two quick pulses of light, with each pulse approximately 0.2 seconds in length, with a period of 0.4 to 0.6 seconds of darkness before the next set of 2 pulses.
The fireflies of many eastern and midwestern U.S. childhoods “have survived everything we can throw at them,” said Tufts University biologist and firefly expert Sara Lewis.
Fireflies flourish in fields, forests and marshes -- but these areas are being torn down and replaced with shopping malls and parking lots. There are fewer and fewer places for them to thrive. 2.
Adult male P. macdermotti fireflies fly 0.3–1.2 m (1–4 ft) off the ground and flash to attract the attention of females. Their flash pattern consists of two quick pulses of light, with each pulse approximately 0.25 seconds in length, with a period of 2 seconds of darkness before the next set of 2 pulses at 70 °F (21.1 °C).
Fireflies are more likely to be on the spider’s menu during the firefly breeding season, usually a two-week period from mid-May to mid-June, when they are particularly active. On their abdomens ...
This is a firefly that flies actively in daylight. Males fly low, about one to six feet (0.30 to 1.83 m) from the ground, through forests in midday, seeking females, which are often perched on low vegetation.