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Pyrophorini (Bioluminescent click beetles), Pyrophorus, Ignelater, Deilelater, etc.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hisserdude" data-source="post: 198418" data-attributes="member: 4652"><p>Here are <em>Pyrophorus noctilucus</em>, one of the largest Pyrophorini and supposedly this species is among the brightest of the bioluminescent insects! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Adults are super beefy for Elaterids and put US native Pyrophorini to shame, larvae are huge too and as is normal for this group of click beetles are mostly predatory when immature.</p><p></p><p>Here are some pictures I've taken of them throughout the years, starting with adults:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-Lw5otW2MQ/Xw7TV1oQKBI/AAAAAAAANZ4/8qrkQHZmuN83cKhunq4jSgnYP8FZkdLtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252314.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 533px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEMsBKopyAg/YJy2zVOTYHI/AAAAAAAARjA/zPoWgr8xqaIz5PTjqweZxraLI-d3YBWQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1982/Pyrophorus2021%25231.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 534px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ipBE9ZurGPE/YJy2zeWVBtI/AAAAAAAARjE/NQjgaIuDcrUmV9T-1M0-vcvPQH7oDBaDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1937/Pyrophorus2021%25233.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 401px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w77AIzrFKrY/YJy20I5JxNI/AAAAAAAARjM/DohPdLQeVBg_9E5TdEFHni6crFF-4Uz4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1849/Pyrophorus2021%25234.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 397px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TmGF2fI6wM0/WXAiXUv11gI/AAAAAAAAIVA/XwZHRtjNvFMOhp8hcg1LZ_AeDGGh20wGgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PyrophorusAdult%25234.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 421px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F6Jgav8RVf8/Wwt6eRrkAbI/AAAAAAAAKyY/nhJNS2Ydxiw1KvMT87OQry9ai4-w4KLdQCLcBGAs/s1600/PyrophorusGlow%25234.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 465px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvml_edcBF0/Wwt6dpsDWvI/AAAAAAAAKyU/LUDJmfy8qr8iMR19RsP0z3HFLItfBoO3ACLcBGAs/s1600/PyrophorusGlow%25233.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 533px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pm0ykQVia5M/XvLGJak_y1I/AAAAAAAANPQ/V-O5PxavjTw1VQuEE3mibeWgh2HGWQXVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252312.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 455px" /></p><p></p><p>Here are some larvae in various stages of development:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIi0QiL9RGk/XyTfdG-qCcI/AAAAAAAANs4/uDeAYb7sFzY9vnl_MWe8MDdmye6ed-rqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252318.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 370px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvoAjfMPGpc/WPFuqYfNiuI/AAAAAAAAHF0/BMAgJxr0CzAH9yL2j4JL2nWFVsaLL0UdgCLcB/s1600/Pyrophorus%25235.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 392px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C65Crid1HCc/XrTGAhItS7I/AAAAAAAAM0Q/iSIwAz9C2RkaDvV9xW7MpFnrhr7LnDVXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%25231.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 485px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--cDMT-CiuPw/WTDgIZfvqjI/AAAAAAAAHs8/8mS04J1Ke2MA-Ykyy8MbgdBc1KUW5ApOwCLcB/s1600/Pyrophorus%252311.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 423px" /></p><p></p><p>And now a pupa:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJDvLvb8trU/XuMKPsAiUSI/AAAAAAAANFs/iYhAbEIlNJ8fuqb3pOBQKH3VE7VJ6uFZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/PyrophorusPupa%25235.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 502px" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3zbN-zHQNk/XvLAYDp8x0I/AAAAAAAANMo/XfVivVHlXhQT4FBfQ5-Yi5OyOgYx9lwkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/PyrophorusPupa%252313.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 352px" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hisserdude, post: 198418, member: 4652"] Here are [I]Pyrophorus noctilucus[/I], one of the largest Pyrophorini and supposedly this species is among the brightest of the bioluminescent insects! :) Adults are super beefy for Elaterids and put US native Pyrophorini to shame, larvae are huge too and as is normal for this group of click beetles are mostly predatory when immature. Here are some pictures I've taken of them throughout the years, starting with adults: [IMG width="533px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-Lw5otW2MQ/Xw7TV1oQKBI/AAAAAAAANZ4/8qrkQHZmuN83cKhunq4jSgnYP8FZkdLtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252314.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="534px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEMsBKopyAg/YJy2zVOTYHI/AAAAAAAARjA/zPoWgr8xqaIz5PTjqweZxraLI-d3YBWQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1982/Pyrophorus2021%25231.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="401px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ipBE9ZurGPE/YJy2zeWVBtI/AAAAAAAARjE/NQjgaIuDcrUmV9T-1M0-vcvPQH7oDBaDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1937/Pyrophorus2021%25233.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="397px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w77AIzrFKrY/YJy20I5JxNI/AAAAAAAARjM/DohPdLQeVBg_9E5TdEFHni6crFF-4Uz4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1849/Pyrophorus2021%25234.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="421px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TmGF2fI6wM0/WXAiXUv11gI/AAAAAAAAIVA/XwZHRtjNvFMOhp8hcg1LZ_AeDGGh20wGgCEwYBhgL/s1600/PyrophorusAdult%25234.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="465px"]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F6Jgav8RVf8/Wwt6eRrkAbI/AAAAAAAAKyY/nhJNS2Ydxiw1KvMT87OQry9ai4-w4KLdQCLcBGAs/s1600/PyrophorusGlow%25234.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="533px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvml_edcBF0/Wwt6dpsDWvI/AAAAAAAAKyU/LUDJmfy8qr8iMR19RsP0z3HFLItfBoO3ACLcBGAs/s1600/PyrophorusGlow%25233.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="455px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pm0ykQVia5M/XvLGJak_y1I/AAAAAAAANPQ/V-O5PxavjTw1VQuEE3mibeWgh2HGWQXVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252312.JPG[/IMG] Here are some larvae in various stages of development: [IMG width="370px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OIi0QiL9RGk/XyTfdG-qCcI/AAAAAAAANs4/uDeAYb7sFzY9vnl_MWe8MDdmye6ed-rqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%252318.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="392px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gvoAjfMPGpc/WPFuqYfNiuI/AAAAAAAAHF0/BMAgJxr0CzAH9yL2j4JL2nWFVsaLL0UdgCLcB/s1600/Pyrophorus%25235.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="485px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C65Crid1HCc/XrTGAhItS7I/AAAAAAAAM0Q/iSIwAz9C2RkaDvV9xW7MpFnrhr7LnDVXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Pyrophorus2020%25231.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="423px"]https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--cDMT-CiuPw/WTDgIZfvqjI/AAAAAAAAHs8/8mS04J1Ke2MA-Ykyy8MbgdBc1KUW5ApOwCLcB/s1600/Pyrophorus%252311.JPG[/IMG] And now a pupa: [IMG width="502px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJDvLvb8trU/XuMKPsAiUSI/AAAAAAAANFs/iYhAbEIlNJ8fuqb3pOBQKH3VE7VJ6uFZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/PyrophorusPupa%25235.JPG[/IMG] [IMG width="352px"]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C3zbN-zHQNk/XvLAYDp8x0I/AAAAAAAANMo/XfVivVHlXhQT4FBfQ5-Yi5OyOgYx9lwkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/PyrophorusPupa%252313.JPG[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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