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Cratomorphini
The Cratomorphini are a disputed tribe of fireflies of the large subfamily Lampyrinae. The genera placed here often contain well-sized members of their family. The larvae of many species climb trees to feed on snails. This group contains a few "lightning bugs" (flashing fireflies) from North America, e.g. the genus Pyractomena. Further south in the American tropics, Aspisoma can be found, but this is very doubtfully placed here.
8 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Pyractomena
genusPyractomena
Aspisoma
genusAspisoma
Cratomorphus
genusCratomorphus
Aspisomoides
genusAspisomoides
Micronaspis
genusMicronaspis
Callopisma
genusCallopisma
Erythrolychnia
genusErythrolychnia
Paracratomorphus
genusParacratomorphus
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 529300.