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Reported

Lampyris nervosa

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

Sightings logged here

37 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 37 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in May.

This shows when 37 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
Harod Valley, IsraeliNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
Golan, ILiNaturalist
iNaturalist
Jerusalem, IsraeliNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
Jerusalem, IsraeliNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
Yizrael, IsraeliNaturalist
iNaturalist
Petach Tikva, IsraeliNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist
iNaturalist

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Sources & further reading

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