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Reported

Indian Glow-worm

Lamprigera tenebrosa

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

Sightings logged here

8 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 8 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in March.

This shows when 8 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

  • Sawantwadi, India
  • Vanavihari Eco-tourism Complex, India
  • Uda Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Pannala, Sri Lanka
  • Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka

Where and when it has been seen

PlaceDateSource
Sawantwadi, IndiaiNaturalist
Vanavihari Eco-tourism Complex, IndiaiNaturalist
Uda Peradeniya, Sri LankaiNaturalist
Pannala, Sri LankaiNaturalist
Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri LankaiNaturalist
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Katuwana, Sri LankaiNaturalist
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Sources & further reading

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