Lamprigera taimoshana Yiu, 2017 is a animal in the Lampyridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lamprigera taimoshana Yiu, 2017
The Tai Mo Shan elephant firefly (Lamprigera taimoshana) is an endemic Hong Kong firefly found only on local high peaks above 600m.
Lamprigera taimoshana, commonly known as the Tai Mo Shan elephant firefly, is endemic to Hong Kong. It belongs to the Lamprigera genus of fireflies and glow-worms, a group that remains poorly resolved taxonomically. This species lives in montane forest and grassland located at elevations above 600 meters, and has only ever been recorded on some of Hong Kong’s highest peaks, including Tai Mo Shan and Sunset Peak.
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Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Lampyris iberica Geisthardt et al., 2008
Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1852
Pterotus obscuripennis LeConte, 1859
Pyropyga nigricans (Say, 1823)
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