Luciola cruciata

Luciola cruciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Luciolinae
Genus: Luciola
Species: L. cruciata
Binomial name
Luciola cruciata
Motschulsky, 1854

Luciola cruciata is a species of "flashing" fireflies from the family Lampyridae.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan.

larva of Luciola cruciata

Ecology

Larvae of Luciola cruciata are aquatic. They prey on Semisulcospira libertina snails.[1]

References

  1. (Japanese) Moriya S., Yamauchi T. & Nakagoshi N. (2010). "Sex ratios in the Japanese firefly, Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) at emergence". Japanese Journal of Limnology 69(3): 255–258. doi:10.3739/rikusui.69.255.

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