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Reported

Diaphanes citrinus

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

Sightings logged here

34 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 34 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in October.

This shows when 34 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
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Shenzhen, ChinaiNaturalist
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Heping District, TaiwaniNaturalist
Yuanshan Township, TaiwaniNaturalist
Ratnapura, Sri LankaiNaturalist
Sabaragamuwa, Sri LankaiNaturalist
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Nanjing, ChinaiNaturalist
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Sources & further reading

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