Oliver Keller
@drfirefly.bsky.social
Firefly connoisseur. SVSU, WSU, and UF alumnus. Appraiser of insect donations (www.entoconsulting.com).
President Entomological Collections Network
Check out www.lampyridae.world for an up-to-date catalog on #fireflies
President Entomological Collections Network
Check out www.lampyridae.world for an up-to-date catalog on #fireflies
That streak is only about 1-1.5 seconds long. The species that makes it is Photinus pyralis and it looks like a J kind of
July 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
That streak is only about 1-1.5 seconds long. The species that makes it is Photinus pyralis and it looks like a J kind of
This is not Photinus pyralis. The black on the pronotum is more like a spot on the pronotum in P. pyralis. This could be a couple other species like P. consimilis or P. obscurellus.
July 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is not Photinus pyralis. The black on the pronotum is more like a spot on the pronotum in P. pyralis. This could be a couple other species like P. consimilis or P. obscurellus.
There are fireflies in every state of the US but Hawaii. West of the Rocky Mountains they just don't glow/flash as adults.
July 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
There are fireflies in every state of the US but Hawaii. West of the Rocky Mountains they just don't glow/flash as adults.
Female Photinus firefly. Judging from the pronotum Photinus pyralis
June 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Female Photinus firefly. Judging from the pronotum Photinus pyralis
Yes, that's Lucidota atra. Great daytime firefly
June 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Yes, that's Lucidota atra. Great daytime firefly
Do an update as a website of the checklist like the fireflies have now
February 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Do an update as a website of the checklist like the fireflies have now
Their signature cocktail does sound delicious
February 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Their signature cocktail does sound delicious
As far as I know the real purpose is unknown. Males sometimes use it to wipe the females, but why is unclear.
December 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
As far as I know the real purpose is unknown. Males sometimes use it to wipe the females, but why is unclear.
Yes. They all think we can't pronounce squirrel, yet none of them can say Eichhörnchen
December 14, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Yes. They all think we can't pronounce squirrel, yet none of them can say Eichhörnchen