Stats

Lifespan

About 1 yr

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

A lantern-less firefly that stays active through late fall, winter, and early spring, sheltering by day under loose tree bark and basking in patches of winter sun. Unlike its glowing relatives, the adult produces no light at all and instead finds mates using pheromones.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Lampyridae

Genus

Photinus

Species

Photinus corruscus