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Fireflies in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
155 firefly sightings have been logged in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica and shared here. The records here cover 39 calendar years, from 1988 to 2026.
- Sightings logged
- 155
- Species reported
- 10
- First logged
- Most recent
- Around
- 9.98, -84.50
Species reported here
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Photinus aurora
- Aspisoma aegrotum
- Dixon's striped firefly
- Lucidota amabilis
- Aspisoma quasidiaphanum
- Aspisoma depictum
- Photuris simplex
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Most reported in April.
58% of these 155 records were made in February, March, April, and May.
This shows when 155 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 → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Photinus aurora | iNaturalist → | |
| Photinus aurora | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Aspisoma aegrotum | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 155 records.
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