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Post by tbird on Jun 20, 2015 9:01:57 GMT -5
one help id without a photo?
when I saw the second one nearby, I ran in for my camera, but they were gone when I got back out.
It looked almost exactly like a firefly, only it was darker, the entire body was a very dark/blackish color and had one orangey strip across the forehead area, and had thicker - maybe a bit longer - dark antenna.
I've googled around, but can't find it. It was not a squash vine borer, any ideas?
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Post by datgirl on Jun 20, 2015 9:11:05 GMT -5
Did you google a picture of A SVB and is that what it looked like? They look more like a moth. |
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Post by tbird on Jun 20, 2015 10:49:09 GMT -5
I know what they look like, this one looked exactly like a firefly, about the same size, slightly different coloring. all black with one orangy strip foreheadish area.
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Post by johng44 on Jun 20, 2015 11:00:00 GMT -5
Description sounds like a Boxelder Bug. If so pretty much harmless. Spray with a soapy solution to take care of it.
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Post by tbird on Jun 20, 2015 11:03:38 GMT -5
thanks john, googled that up, but not it.  looks like this, but all very dark/blackish - the entire body and head, and then just the one orangy streak between head and body. I will try to keep my camera with me today in case I see it again. |
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Post by lisaann on Jun 20, 2015 11:17:48 GMT -5
That looks like a lightning bug to me and hubby. My first sighting was 6/17. But I think they were here a few days before.
Let me see if I can find one out there. |
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Post by johng44 on Jun 20, 2015 11:38:06 GMT -5
Appears to be some type of firefly. Not all fireflies light up/flash and they usually appear about this time of year.
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Post by tbird on Jun 20, 2015 11:58:31 GMT -5
so might be a firefly cousin?
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Post by johng44 on Jun 20, 2015 12:47:07 GMT -5
Yep or a different variety/species.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 20, 2015 13:19:25 GMT -5
Sorry tbird, I misread your post. I thought you said you thought it might be a SVB. oops
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