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Reported

Photinus extensus

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

Sightings logged here

24 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 24 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
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Most reported in August.

This shows when 24 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

  • Méx., Mexico
  • Cerrada de Ocotillos, Mexico
  • Coyoacán, Mexico
  • Valle de Bravo, Mexico
  • Álvaro Obregón, Mexico

Where and when it has been seen

PlaceDateSource
Méx., MexicoiNaturalist
Cerrada de Ocotillos, MexicoiNaturalist
Coyoacán, MexicoiNaturalist
Valle de Bravo, MexicoiNaturalist
Méx., MexicoiNaturalist
iNaturalist
Álvaro Obregón, MexicoiNaturalist
Parque Nacional Bosque del Pedregal, MexicoiNaturalist
Texcoco, MexicoiNaturalist
Cuautinchán, MexicoiNaturalist
Méx., MexicoiNaturalist
Méx., MexicoiNaturalist
Parque Nacional Bosque del Pedregal, MexicoiNaturalist
Calle Himno Nacional, MexicoiNaturalist
Tata Felix, MexicoiNaturalist
iNaturalist
Parque Nacional Bosque Pedregal, MexicoiNaturalist
Tepotzotlán, MexicoiNaturalist
Bosque de Chapultepec, MexicoiNaturalist
Ecatepec de Morelos, MexicoiNaturalist

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Sources & further reading

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