Ellychnia californica
Ellychnia californica, known generally as the California glowworm or western firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
close up of Ellychnia Californica larvae
| Ellychnia californica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Ellychnia |
| Species: | E. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellychnia californica Motschulsky, 1854 | |
References
- "Ellychnia californica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Ellychnia californica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Ellychnia californica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Fender, Kenneth M. (1970). "Ellychnia of Western North America" (PDF). Northwest Science. 44 (1).
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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