Reported
Indian Glow-worm
Lamprigera tenebrosa
Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.
Sightings logged here
61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Most reported in August.
59% of these 61 records were made in March, August, September, and October. None has been logged in February and November yet.
This shows when 61 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
- Auroville, IN
- Pune University, India
- Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
- Mederipitiya, Sri Lanka
- Corbett-Ramnagar, India
Where and when it has been seen
| Place | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Auroville, IN | iNaturalist → | |
| Pune University, India | iNaturalist → | |
| Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Mederipitiya, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| 14.44, 102.36 | iNaturalist → | |
| Corbett-Ramnagar, India | iNaturalist → | |
| Sawantwadi, India | iNaturalist → | |
| Vanavihari Eco-tourism Complex, India | iNaturalist → | |
| 14.44, 102.36 | iNaturalist → | |
| 8.15, 99.69 | iNaturalist → | |
| 14.87, 101.56 | iNaturalist → | |
| Uda Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Pannala, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| 7.27, 80.59 | iNaturalist → | |
| 6.01, 80.25 | iNaturalist → | |
| Weerapana East, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Matale, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → | |
| Katuwana, Sri Lanka | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 61 records.
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