This small longhorn beetle is a colorful firefly mimic. Austin, Texas, USA.
The dark firefly Lucidota atra does not glow as an adult. Instead, signaling by this day-flying species is predominately chemical, so the antennae are correspondingly enlarged. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Lucidota atra, the dark firefly, does not glow as an adult. Instead, these beetles attract mates the traditional way, with pheromones. The antennae are subsequently well-developed. South Bristol, New York, USA
