| Pyractomena linearis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Pyractomena |
| Species: | P. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyractomena linearis LeConte, 1852 | |
Pyractomena linearis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
It is found from the Midwest to the Atlantic Ocean, primarily along the border between the United States and Canada. It has a large range but has been documented very few times recently. It is a wetland specialist and is threatened by habitat destruction for housing and commercial areas, as well as light pollution.
References
- Walker, A. (2021). "Pyractomena linearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164044923A166771383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164044923A166771383.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Pyractomena linearis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Pyractomena linearis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Pyractomena linearis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Walker, A. (2021). "Pyractomena linearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164044923A166771383.
Further reading
- Kazantsev, Sergey V.; Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. (2009). "Fireflies of Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". Russian Entomological Journal. 17 (4): 353–388. ISSN 0132-8069.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pyractomena linearis | |
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