Pleotomus pallens is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The female firefly of this species emits a brighter form of light than the male and this light decreases after she lays eggs; after she has performed this duty, she dies.[4]
| Pleotomus pallens | |
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| Pleotomus pallens, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Pleotomus |
| Species: | P. pallens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleotomus pallens LeConte, 1866
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References
edit- ^ "Pleotomus pallens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pleotomus pallens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Pleotomus pallens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ King, Helen Selina (1880). "Life History of Pleotomus Pallens LEC". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 3 (72): 54.
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