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Nipponoluciola cruciata
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Nipponoluciola cruciata, known as "genji-botaru" (ゲンジボタル) in Japanese, is a species of firefly found in Japan. Its habitat is small ditches and streams, and its larvae are aquatic. It was formerly known as Luciola cruciata but was revised taxonomically in 2022.[1]
Quick Facts Genji firefly, Scientific classification ...
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Genus: | Nipponoluciola |
Species: | N. cruciata |
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Nipponoluciola cruciata Motschulsky, 1854 | |
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