- Phausis reticulata
Taxobox | name=Blue ghost firefly
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo = Coleoptera
familia =Lampyridae
genus = "Phausis "
species = "P. reticulata"
binomial = "Phausis reticulata"
binomial_authority = Say, 1825"Phausis reticulata", commonly referred to as the "blue ghost" is a species of
firefly found in the eastern and centralUnited States . The species is common in the southernAppalachians , and can be seen inGreat Smoky Mountains National Park , as well as North Carolina'sDuPont State Forest andPisgah National Forest .Unlike many fireflies found in the eastern and central United States, the luminescence of "P. reticulata" adults is characterized by a steady glow, instead of a species-specific pattern of flashes.
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