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Pteroptyx is a
genus of
fireflies in the
subfamily Luciolinae found in
Southeast Asia. It has long been
noted for the
ability to
perform synchronous flashing...
- bent-winged
firefly (
Pteroptyx maipo) was discovered. Not only was the
species new to science, but it was also the
first time for the
genus Pteroptyx has been recorded...
- Kirton, L. G.; et al. (2009). "Monitoring the po****tion of the
firefly Pteroptyx tener along the
Selangor River,
Malaysia for
conservation and sustainable...
- the
Australian region.
Several tropical species,
notably of the
genus Pteroptyx, are of
local economic importance.
Their displays will self-synchronize...
- and it may
occur in
Papua New
Guinea fireflies, in
which the
signal of
Pteroptyx effulgens is used by P.
tarsalis to form
aggregations to
attract females...
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birds in the area and is the site
where the Mai Po bent-wing
firefly (
Pteroptyx maipo) was discovered.
Pools of
former fish
farms is
another attraction...
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Opisthostoma Pteroptyx tener larva attacking Opisthostoma fraternum Scientific classification Domain:
Eukaryota Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum:
Mollusca class:...
- Ermentrout, B. (1991). "An
adaptive model for
synchrony in the
firefly Pteroptyx malaccae".
Journal of
Mathematical Biology. 29 (6): 571–585. doi:10.1007/BF00164052...
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related to the
other members of this genus, but
rather to Colophotia,
Pteroptyx and Pyrophanes.
Whether the
larvae of
these can be
recognized by the share...
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species of wild animals, as well as 8
species of fireflies,
including Pteroptyx macdermotti which is very rare and
endemic to the Philippines. The mangrove...
