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Reported

Australoluciola nigra

Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.

Sightings logged here

33 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 33 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in December.

This shows when 33 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

Where and when it has been seen

PlaceDateSource
AustraliaiNaturalist
Maroochy River, AUiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
Flaxton, AUiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
Corinda QLD, AustraliaiNaturalist
Flaxton, AUiNaturalist
Balmoral Ridge QLD, AustraliaiNaturalist
iNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
Kenmore Hills, AUiNaturalist
Cherry La, AUiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
AustraliaiNaturalist
Diamond Valley QLD, AustraliaiNaturalist

Showing the 20 most recent of 33 records.

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Sources & further reading

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