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Pyractomena linearis

Pyractomena linearis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.

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Pyractomena linearis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Pyractomena
Species:
P. linearis
Binomial name
Pyractomena linearis
LeConte, 1852

Pyractomena linearis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.234

It is found from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean, primarily along the border between the United States and Canada. It has a large range but has been documented very few times recently. It is a wetland specialist and is threatened by habitat destruction for housing and commercial areas, as well as light pollution.5

References

References

  1. Walker, A. (2021). "Pyractomena linearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T164044923A166771383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164044923A166771383.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Pyractomena linearis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Pyractomena linearis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. Walker, A. (2021). "Pyractomena linearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T164044923A166771383.
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