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Click BeetlesBeetle with headlights
May 29, 2010
We have dozens of this firefly zooming about in the jungle outside our house tonight. My daughter calls them headlight bugs. We are assuming Lampyridea family, but were wondering if we could get a more specific ID. As always our gratitude.
brad
Balfate, Honduras (North Coast)
Glowing Click Beetle
Hi Brad,
Not all insects that glow are Fireflies in the family Lampyridea. Glowworms in the family Phengodidae also glow, as do the distantly related Glowing Click Beetles in the genus Deilelater of the family Elateridae. You can compare your specimen to images posted to BugGuide. Your photos are quite wonderful.
Glowing Click Beetle
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I like the first photo a lot, specifically because it says “Asian steak” so close to the beetle.
Posted 30 May 2010 at 2:43 pm ¶We almost asked how dinner was when we responded.
Posted 30 May 2010 at 3:35 pm ¶what the f*** is this what little i know of click beetles has just exploded in my face i like it though
Posted 10 Sep 2010 at 10:59 pm ¶Hey, I saw one of these tonight, it was cool. I took some pics and then let him go. It really lights up the night, it emits a bright orange light when flying.
Posted 04 Jun 2011 at 10:04 pm ¶Your first hand observations are greatly appreciated.
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