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Fragile glow-worm
Microphotus fragilis
Microphotus fragilis is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America. They tend to be more easily found in desert landscapes. This species of firefly is known for its huge eyes that are accompanied by a strongly convex pronotum.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1194393.