Southwest spring fireflies

Coffee Break: Searching for the Southwest Spring Firefly

July 11, 2024

In this virtual Coffee Break, our featured topic is the Southwest spring firefly (Bicellonycha wickershamorum), a nocturnal species associated with permanent streams and marshy areas in the Sky Islands and…
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Fireflies

An Unforgettable Encounter With Arizona Fireflies

September 19, 2022

Guest Blog and Photos by Julius Schlosburg On the East Coast many of us grew up catching fireflies or “lightning bugs.” We’d contain them in jars or in our hands,…
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Fireflies

Coffee Break: Fireflies of Arizona and the Sky Islands

July 7, 2022

Did you know there are more than 20 different species of fireflies in Arizona? Or that fireflies in our Sky Islands synchronize their flashes, lighting up the night in unison?…
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