Pleotomus pallens explained

Pleotomus pallens is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America. 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.^[1]

Further reading

• Variabilidad y registros nuevos para México de Pleotomus pallens (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Pleotomini). 1992. Zaragoza-Caballero . Santiago. Anales del Instituto de Biología, Serie Zoología. 63. 221–235. 0076-7174.

Notes and References

1. King . Helen Selina . Life History of Pleotomus Pallens LEC . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 1880 . 3 . 72 . 54.