Biology:Pyractomena linearis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Pyractomena linearis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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.[2][3][4]

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

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14928038 entry