Luciola cruciata
Luciola cruciata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Subfamily: | Luciolinae |
Genus: | Luciola |
Species: | L. cruciata |
Binomial name | |
Luciola cruciata Motschulsky, 1854 | |
Luciola cruciata is a species of "flashing" fireflies from the family Lampyridae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.
Ecology
Larvae of Luciola cruciata are aquatic. They prey on Semisulcospira libertina snails.[1]
References
- ↑ (Japanese) Moriya S., Yamauchi T. & Nakagoshi N. (2010). "Sex ratios in the Japanese firefly, Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) at emergence". Japanese Journal of Limnology 69(3): 255–258. doi:10.3739/rikusui.69.255.
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