Lesser Black Glow-worm
Phosphaenus hemipterus
Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.
Overview
Phosphaenus hemipterus, the short-winged firefly or lesser glow worm, is a beetle in the monotypic genus Phosphaenus and the family Lampyridae. It is found in the Mediterranean, in Central Europe, west to the Atlantic Ocean and north to the edge of Scandinavia and in England. In North America, the species has been introduced. It inhabits meadows, floodplains, forest edges, and dry slopes, but also parks and gardens. In Britain, this species is fairly rare compared to the common glow-worm.
This summary comes from Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA: Phosphaenus
Sightings logged here
15 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 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most reported in June.
This shows when 15 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
- Šeškinė, Lithuania
- Rajon Bagrationowsk, Russland
- Kornewo, 238441
- Rajon Selenogradsk, Russland
- Kitsmans'kyi district, Ukraine
- Feldkirch, Austria
Where and when it has been seen
| Place | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Šeškinė, Lithuania | iNaturalist → | |
| Rajon Bagrationowsk, Russland | iNaturalist → | |
| Kornewo, 238441 | iNaturalist → | |
| Rajon Bagrationowsk, Russland | iNaturalist → | |
| Rajon Selenogradsk, Russland | iNaturalist → | |
| Kitsmans'kyi district, Ukraine | iNaturalist → | |
| Feldkirch, Austria | iNaturalist → | |
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| Hilbert-Str | iNaturalist → | |
| Svetlyi, Russland | iNaturalist → | |
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| Mont Caroux, France | iNaturalist → | |
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Photographs
Sources & further reading
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