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Lampyris noctiluca (Linné, 1758) Male
Family: Lampyridae
Size: 12.0 mm (10.0 to 12.0 mm)
Distribution: Europe
Ecology: Snail-eating larvae, adult with light organs on abdomen
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach/Forstlahm
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 13.VII.1975
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016

Lampyris noctiluca  Male  (Flickr)
 

 

Lampyris noctiluca (Linné, 1758) Female
Family: Lampyridae
Size: 20 mm (15,0 to 20,0 mm)
Distribution: Europe
Ecology: snail-eating larvae, adult with light organs on abdomen
Location: England, Blakenham
leg.det. D.Nash, 8.V.1977
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016

Lampyris noctiluca Female  (Flickr)