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Reported

Genji Firefly

Nipponoluciola cruciata

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

Sightings logged here

52 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 52 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in June.

This shows when 52 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

  • Karuizawa, JP

Where and when it has been seen

PlaceDateSource
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Karuizawa, JPiNaturalist
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Minookoen, Osaka 562-0002日本iNaturalist
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Sogabechotera, JapaniNaturalist
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Minoo, JapaniNaturalist
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Tottori, JPiNaturalist
Fushimi, JapãoiNaturalist
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Sources & further reading

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