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Fireflies in Puntarenas, Costa Rica
111 firefly sightings have been logged in Puntarenas, Costa Rica and shared here. The records here cover 17 calendar years, from 2010 to 2026.
- Sightings logged
- 111
- Species reported
- 10
- First logged
- Most recent
- Around
- 10.21, -84.81
Species reported here
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Dixon's striped firefly
- Abscondita anceyi
- Photinus aurora
- Spotted Tortoise Firefly
- Cratomorphus signativentris
- Lucidota amabilis
- Photuris simplex
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Most reported in May.
56% of these 111 records were made in March, April, May, and June.
This shows when 111 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 → | |
| Dixon's striped firefly | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Abscondita anceyi | iNaturalist → | |
| Photinus aurora | iNaturalist → | |
| Spotted Tortoise Firefly | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Cratomorphus signativentris | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 111 records.
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