Unidentified firefly
©Marianne Dwyer: Underside of firefly 8 mm long at Lizard Island. The light-emitting organs are under the two white patches on the abdomen.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Lampyridae
Species
Unidentified firefly
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Comments
Despite their common name, fireflies are actually beetles. See the Wet Tropics link above for more info.
by Anne Hoggett
Distribution
Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Fireflies are not often reported and never in large numbers.
