Yellow green flash - Photinus sp.
Species
male
marginellus
australis
(71°)
male
(69°)
female
male
(73°)
(67°)
female
male
(77°)
(77°)
female
Single flash
(70°)
female
(70°)
(74°)
male
brimleyi
female
(76°)
male
punctatus
umbratus
(76°)
female
(74°)
male
(72°)
(70°)
female
(75°)
male
collustrans
(65°)
female
male
granulatus
(72°)
female
(80°)
male
dimissus
ignitus
Double flash
aquilonius
female
(72°)
?
male
(74°)
(75°)
female
male
(70°)
(60°)
female
(75°)
male
consanguineus
8
(75°)
male
scintillans
7
(70°)
female
pyralis
6
(70°)
male
sabulosus
5
4
(74°)
female
floridans
3
1 sec. 2
(70°)
female
male
greeni
macdermotti
(80°)
female
male
(80°)
female
(71°)
(69°)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Yellow green flash - Photinus sp.
Variable flash
Species
consimilis
male
(fast pulse)
female
consimilis
6
7
8
(70°)
(female flash 3 sec. after last flash of male)
male
(repeated at 14.7 seconds at 67)
?
(repeated at 10 seconds at 70)
male
(female flash 3 sec. after last flash of male)
female
male
carolinus
5
4
(repeated 10.6 seconds at 66)
(slow pulse) female
carolinus
3
1 sec. 2
(70°)
(repeated at 13.8 seconds at 64)
female
(67°)
(female flash 6.4 sec. after last flash of male and may be repeated 2-3 times)
obscurellus
male
female
ardens
(67°)
(65°)
(female flash 3 seconds after last flash of male)
male
(repeated 10 to 20 seconds at 67)
(67°)
female
Amber flash - Pyractomena sp.
Species
1 sec.
3
2
4
5
6
7
male
borealis
(62°)
female
(67°)
male
lucifera
linearis
sinuata
dispersa
(75°)
female
(75°)
male
female
?
male
female
angulata
8
?
male
(70°)
female
male
female
?
1
Represents male flash
2
3
Represents female flash ?
4
5
6
7
8
Indicates data for female flash pattern not available.
Only first female flash is shown. Female may flash after any of the male’s flashes.
Clear box indicates variable number of flashes in flash pattern.
At least 4 flashes and possibly up to 8 flashes in flash pattern.
(75°)
Indicates temperature at which flash pattern was recorded at. Intervals between flashes may be shorter on
warm nights and longer on cold nights. For patterns with no temperature listed, temperature was not known.
Greeni
Photic signaling in the firefly P. greeni, buck and buck
P. Lucifera
Biology of the Firefly Pyractomena lucifera, Buschman
P. angulata
Lee Roscoe - Mass Wildlife
P sinuata
Lee Roscoe - Mass Wildlife
P. aquilonius
Lee Roscoe - notes sent in mail.
P. ardens
Lee Roscoe - notes sent in mail. Lloyd’s pamphlet doesn’t include P. obscurellus, but
notes show ibscurellus and ardens as two distinct species.
P carolinus
warmer temperature personal correspondence with Lynn Faust. She asked to keep
colder temp as well for benefit of Lloyd.
P. borealis
Signals and Mating Behavior in Several Fireflies (Lloyd) and Fireflies in the Snow (Faust)