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Fireflies in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
41 firefly sightings have been logged in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica and shared here. The records here cover 21 calendar years, from 2006 to 2026.
- Sightings logged
- 41
- Species reported
- 8
- First logged
- Most recent
- Around
- 10.42, -85.31
Species reported here
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Aspisoma quasidiaphanum
- Dixon's striped firefly
- Lucidota apicalis
- Bicellonycha amoena
- Photuris trivittata
- Photinus aurora
- Lucidota amabilis
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Most reported in December.
56% of these 41 records were made in April, May, and December.
This shows when 41 records were made, not when fireflies fly. A place people only visit in one season looks seasonal for that reason alone, so treat a thin month as “nobody looked” rather than “nothing there”.
What has been seen here
| Species | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Aspisoma quasidiaphanum | iNaturalist → | |
| Aspisoma quasidiaphanum | iNaturalist → | |
| Dixon's striped firefly | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Dixon's striped firefly | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Lucidota apicalis | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Bicellonycha amoena | iNaturalist → | |
| Photuris trivittata | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 41 records.
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