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Genus

Pterotus

Pterotus obscuripennis. Photo: (c) dlbowls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Pterotus is a genus of fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are at least two described species in Pterotus.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
                • Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
                  • Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
                    • Superfamily: Elateroidea (Click, firefly, and soldier beetles)
                      • Family: Lampyridae (Fireflies)
                        • Subfamily: Pterotinae
                          • Genus: Pterotus
                            • Species: Pterotus obscuripennis (Douglas fir glow-worm)

Subtaxa

Species: Pterotus obscuripennis (Douglas fir glow-worm)

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