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Photuris forresti is an amazing firefly easily distinguished by its unique flash-chain patterns. P. forresti males fly above swamp land creating intricate flash-chain shapes, displaying patterns like loops, sine waves, and v shapes (see photo 5 for an example). Time between flash-chains are erratic. individual flash-chains can include anywhere between 5 and 9 flashes in either a dot or dash form. Male P. forresti do not have elytral stripes, and generally have a red pronotum with central black arrow, though Lynn Faust has noted considerable variation between male pronotums. Graph paper is provided for scale, 5 boxes per inch.

P. forresti is currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, G1 - critically imperiled on the NatureServe status, and petitioned for listing on the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

The biggest threat to this species is habitat loss, followed by light pollution. More research is needed to understand how widespread this species can be found.

For more information, check out this great post from the Xerces Society: https://xerces.org/endangered-species/species-profiles/at-risk-beetles/loopy-five-firefly

Both were found in Riverview Natural Area in the leaf litter surrounding a collapsed Thuja plicata stump. Tsuga heterophylla saplings surrounded the stump. Cover photo created with help of the Lewis & Clark College Biology Dept. and their imaging staff.

Raríssima e pouco conhecida, essa planta parasita fungos micorrízicos. São conhecidos apenas dois indivíduos que estão depositados em uma coleção cientifica do Rio. Essa é a primeira foto na natureza dessa espécie.

Dia 82, un individuo.

Day 82, one individual.

Relacionado con // Related to:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667158
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667199
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667420