Beetles of North Carolina

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View	LAMPYRIDAE Members:	Members of Photuris:	2 NC Records
Photuris versicolor - No Common Name

Photo by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson

Taxonomy

Family: LAMPYRIDAE	Subfamily: Photurinae
Species Status: This appears to represent a complex of several species (Faust, 2017)

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Resources: BugGuide, Wikipedia, GBIF iNaturalist
Comments: Members of this complex have a dark arrow or anchor-shaped bar in the center of the pronotum, bordered by pink and outwardly edged with yellow. The elytra are brownish and in addition to their pale margins have pale longitudinal stripes that extend about halfway down the wings. The legs are dark (Faust, 2017).
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 13-18 mm (Faust, 2017)

Distribution in North Carolina


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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Photo Gallery for Photuris versicolor
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Photuris versicolor