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Fireflies in Vara Blanca, Costa Rica
18 firefly sightings have been logged in Vara Blanca, Costa Rica and shared here. The records here cover 3 calendar years, from 2023 to 2025.
- Sightings logged
- 18
- Species reported
- 4
- First logged
- Most recent
- Around
- 10.17, -84.15
Species reported here
- Firefly (Lampyridae)
- Photuris simplex
- Lucidota amabilis
- Photinus aurora
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most reported in April.
56% of these 18 records were made in April. So far, records fall in only 4 of the twelve months.
This shows when 18 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 → | |
| Photuris simplex | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Photuris simplex | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Lucidota amabilis | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Photuris simplex | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → | |
| Photinus aurora | iNaturalist → | |
| Firefly (Lampyridae) | iNaturalist → |
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