Firefly Larva from Peru

Subject:  Bug found on inca trail
Geographic location of the bug:  Valle sagrado, Peru
Date: 02/06/2020
Time: 05:09 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Hey bug man! Found this interesting looking creature walking across the path! It has some pretty cool Armour!
How you want your letter signed:  Matt

Firefly (or Net-Winged Beetle) Larva

Dear Matt,
This is a Beetle Larva in one of two families.  Our first choice is a Firefly Larva in the family Lampyridae, but we would not discount that it might be a Net-Winged Beetle Larva in the family Lycidae.  Larvae from the two families are difficult to differentiate from one another.

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