Monday 12 April 2021

Firefly: Pterotus obscuripennis

Subject:  Cool Beetle
Geographic location of the bug:  Paradise Mountain, Valley Center, California
Date: 04/11/2021
Time: 11:08 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  I’m thinking this is a male Glow Worm Beetle that is…
Zarhipis integripennis?
How you want your letter signed:  Bomberojohn79

Firefly

Dear Bomberojohn79,
The Western Glowworm males pictured on BugGuide have orange legs.  We actually believe this is a Firefly,
Pterotus obscuripennis, based on this BugGuide image, and according to BugGuide:  “comes to lights in spring/early summer.”

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