Photinus megista

Photinus megista

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae

Ellychnia is a genus of fireflies. First defined by Émile Blanchard in 1845, the genus contains 24 species, which are widespread in the United States. Adults are black, with rose-colored marks on the pronotum; sexual dimorphism is unknown.

Distribution

Photinus megista — (c) Zack Abbey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zack Abbey · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 124

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Zack Abbey, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zack Abbey · CC-BY DescriptionEllychnia, Wikipedia contributors

Photinus megista

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