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Fireflies in Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica
42 firefly sightings have been logged in Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica and shared here. The records here cover 19 calendar years, from 2008 to 2026.
- Sightings logged
- 42
- Species reported
- 9
- First logged
- Most recent
- Around
- 10.46, -85.10
Species reported here
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Lucidota apicalis
- Dixon's striped firefly
- Lucidota amabilis
- Photuris simplex
- Photinus aurora
- Aspisoma depictum
- Aspisoma quasidiaphanum
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Most reported in December.
55% of these 42 records were made in March, May, and December.
This shows when 42 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 → | |
| Lucidota apicalis | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Dixon's striped firefly | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Lucidota apicalis | iNaturalist → | |
| Lucidota amabilis | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Photuris simplex | iNaturalist → | |
| Photinus aurora | iNaturalist → | |
| Photuris simplex | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Aspisoma depictum | iNaturalist → | |
| Lucidota amabilis | iNaturalist → | |
| Dixon's striped firefly | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 42 records.
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