Photinus signaticollis
Species of firefly / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photinus signaticollis is a species of firefly native to Argentina and Uruguay.[1] In 2018 the species was observed in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, and initially described as a new species, Photinus immigrans.[2][3] However, in 2022 it was found that the population in the Iberian Peninsula corresponded to the species Photinus signaticollis.[1]
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Photinus signaticollis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Genus: | Photinus |
Species: | P. signaticollis |
Binomial name | |
Photinus signaticollis Émile Blanchard, 1846 | |
Distribution in Europe (Iberian Peninsula), Feb 2022 | |
Synonyms | |
Photinus immigrans |
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