Ellychnia corrusca
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| Species: | E. corrusca
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| Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
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Ellychnia corrusca, or winter firefly, is a species of firefly in the genus Ellychnia.[1] It is a lantern-less diurnal beetle common throughout the United States and Canada. They favor Quercus, Carya, and Liriodendron tulipifera.[2]
References
- ^ "Ellychnia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Lynn Frierson Faust (1 March 2017). Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs: Identification and Natural History of the Fireflies of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada. University of Georgia Press. pp. 73–77. ISBN 978-0-8203-4872-8.
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