Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.
Overview
Lucidota atra, the woodland lucy or black firefly, is a diurnal species of firefly — a member of the Lampyridae family of beetles.
This summary comes from Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA: Lucidota atra
Sightings logged here
83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Most reported in July.
87% of these 83 records were made in June and July. So far, records fall in only 6 of the twelve months.
This shows when 83 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
- New Albany, United States
- St-Étienne-des-Grès, CA
- Institut Teknologi Bandung, ID
- Fayetteville, United States
- Chicago, United States
- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, CA
Where and when it has been seen
| Place | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New Albany, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| St-Étienne-des-Grès, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Institut Teknologi Bandung, ID | iNaturalist → | |
| Fayetteville, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Chicago, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Boul de Forillon, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Isle Royale National Park, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Fort Loudon, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Rimouski, Canada | iNaturalist → | |
| Victoria, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Algoma, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Val-d'Or, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Ohio, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Reynoldsburg, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Mont-Tremblant (parc de récréation), CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Algoma, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Tiny, Canada | iNaturalist → | |
| Truro, CA | iNaturalist → | |
| Lincoln, United States | iNaturalist → |
Showing the 20 most recent of 83 records.
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Sources & further reading
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