Dixon's striped firefly
Aspisoma ignitum
Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.
Overview
Aspisoma ignitum is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Its presence is uncertain in the United States.
This summary comes from Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA: Aspisoma ignitum
Sightings logged here
333 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 36 |
Most reported in August.
This shows when 333 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”.
Where people saw it
- Prior Park, Saint James Barbados
- Turrialba, Costa Rica
- Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Where and when it has been seen
| Place | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Prior Park, Saint James Barbados | iNaturalist → | |
| Prior Park, Saint James Barbados | iNaturalist → | |
| Turrialba, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Puntarenas, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago | iNaturalist → | |
| Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago | iNaturalist → | |
| Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Primera Zona Naval, Mexico | iNaturalist → | |
| Bagaces, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Bagaces, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Miranda, Venezuela | iNaturalist → | |
| Bagaces, Costa Rica | iNaturalist → | |
| Loreto, Peru | iNaturalist → | |
| Centro, Mexico | iNaturalist → | |
| El Pilar | iNaturalist → | |
| Tizimín, Mexico | iNaturalist → | |
| Pedasi, Panama | iNaturalist → | |
| Recife - PE, Brazil | iNaturalist → | |
| Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | iNaturalist → | |
| Four à chaux, Martinique | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 333 records.
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