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A Western Firefly. Also known as a California Glowworm. I spotted this beetle on the side of a galvanized garbage can and since it was kind of dark I had to use the flash to get any kind of image. A new one for me for sure. I used iNaturalist to get a ID confirmation. Canada,Ellychnia california,Ellychnia californica,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Western Firefly.

Also known as a California Glowworm. I spotted this beetle on the side of a galvanized garbage can and since it was kind of dark I had to use the flash to get any kind of image. A new one for me for sure. I used iNaturalist to get a ID confirmation.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Cool find! How big was this one, Gary? Posted 3 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Ferdy, I am guessing but would say that it was ~17mm long. Really quite impressive. It was hard not to notice because of those bright orange “spots”! Gary Posted 3 years ago
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    Nice find!! Posted 3 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Completely serendipitous! Posted 3 years ago

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The California Glowworm

''Ellychnia californica'', known generally as the California glowworm or western firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.

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Uploaded Sep 25, 2021. Captured in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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