Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866 is a animal in the Lampyridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
Pleotomus pallens is a firefly species from North and Central America, where females glow brighter than males.
Pleotomus pallens is a species of firefly that belongs to the beetle family Lampyridae. This species is found in Central America and North America. Female P. pallens fireflies produce brighter light than males of the species. A female's light intensity decreases after she lays her eggs, and she dies once she has completed egg laying.
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Microphotus angustus LeConte, 1874
Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lucidota atra (G.Olivier, 1790)
Nyctophila reichii (Jacquelin Du Val, 1859)
Luciola cruciata Motschulsky, 1854
Photuris frontalis LeConte, 1852
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