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Pyropyga
Pyropyga is a genus of primarily North American fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are about 13 described species in Pyropyga. It is among the genera of Lampyridae where both sexes of adults have no bioluminescent organs. Because of this, they are also colloquially known as dark fireflies.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dark Firefly
speciesPyropyga nigricans
Sneaky Elf
speciesPyropyga decipiens
Flower Elf
speciesPyropyga minuta
Pyropyga incognita
speciesPyropyga incognita
Pyropyga alticola
speciesPyropyga alticola
Pyropyga modesta
speciesPyropyga modesta
Pyropyga australis
speciesPyropyga australis
Pyropyga saltensis
speciesPyropyga saltensis
Pyropyga extensa
speciesPyropyga extensa
Pyropyga chemsaki
speciesPyropyga chemsaki
Pyropyga cordobana
speciesPyropyga cordobana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135215.