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Microphotus
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. Microphotus are usually found in the southwestern region of the United States of America and adjoining parts of Mexico. There are seven described species in Microphotus in the United States and three more in Mexico.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
California Pink Glowworm
speciesMicrophotus angustus
Dilated glow-worm
speciesMicrophotus dilatatus
Desert firefly
speciesMicrophotus octarthrus
Pecos desert firefly
speciesMicrophotus pecosensis
Fragile glow-worm
speciesMicrophotus fragilis
Chiricahua glow-worm
speciesMicrophotus chiricahuae
Microphotus decarthrus
speciesMicrophotus decarthrus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 209428.