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Fireflies, glow-worms, and lightning bugs : identification and natural history of the fireflies of the eastern and central United States and Canada / Lynn Frierson Faust.

by Faust, Lynn Frierson.

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The University of Georgia Press, [2017]

Fireflies -- United States.

Fireflies -- Canada.

Wormsloe Foundation nature book.

9780820348728 (pbk.)

0820348724 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Identification and natural history of the fireflies of the eastern and central United States and Canada

xvii, 356 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-342) and indexes.

List of species by scientific name -- Preface. For the awe of it -- Acknowledgments -- What genus is it? -- Fireflies around the world -- Frequently asked questions -- Eggs, larvae, and pupae -- Survival tactics and mimicry -- Parasites and predators -- Fieldwork, research, and filming -- Species accounts by genus. Ellychnia ; Lucidota ; Micronaspis ; Phausis ; Phengodes ; Photinus ; Photuris disclaimer ; Photuris ; Pleotomus ; Pollaclasis ; Pyractomena ; Pyropyga -- Appendix. The Selangor declaration.

"The first ever comprehensive firefly guide for eastern and central North America. It is written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of +75 species found in the eastern and central United States and Canada"--Inside cover.

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