Lebia Greenhead vs Thai Aquatic Firefly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Lebia Greenhead | Thai Aquatic Firefly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Lebia viridis | Luciola aquatilis |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae | Lampyridae |
| Size | 5-8 mm | 5-8 mm |
| Habitat | Heathland | Ponds & Lakes |
| Diet | Parasitoids | Omnivores |
| Regions | Eastern North America | Southeast Asia, Thailand |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
Lebia Greenhead
A small, brightly colored ground beetle with a metallic green head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. Its larvae are parasitoids of leaf beetle pupae, an unusual life history for carabids.
Did You Know?
Its larvae are ectoparasitoids that attach to and consume leaf beetle pupae, a lifestyle extremely rare among ground beetles and more typical of parasitic wasps.
Thai Aquatic Firefly
A small Thai firefly notable for having truly aquatic larvae with functional gills. It was one of the first fireflies confirmed to have larvae that live entirely underwater.
Did You Know?
This species was described in 2010 and was notable for being the first firefly with confirmed fully aquatic larvae possessing tracheal gills.