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Reported

Pyrocoelia atripennis

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

Sightings logged here

68 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.

When they have been seen

Sightings by month, from 68 dated records.
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
313315510101476

Most reported in October.

50% of these 68 records were made in August, September, and October.

This shows when 68 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
Kunigami, JapaniNaturalist →
Taketomi, JapaniNaturalist →
Ishigaki, JapaniNaturalist →
24.41, 124.18iNaturalist →
Ahacha, JapóniNaturalist →
Nosoko, Okinawa 907-0333日本iNaturalist →
24.45, 124.20iNaturalist →
Onna, JapaniNaturalist →
24.35, 124.16iNaturalist →
24.48, 124.26iNaturalist →
24.48, 124.26iNaturalist →
Taketomi, JapaniNaturalist →
Perez Zeledon, Costa RicaiNaturalist →
Yaese, JapaniNaturalist →
24.39, 123.75iNaturalist →
24.42, 123.80iNaturalist →
24.42, 123.80iNaturalist →
24.33, 124.09iNaturalist →
26.37, 127.80iNaturalist →
24.40, 123.80iNaturalist →

Showing the 20 most recent of 68 records.

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Sources & further reading

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