No. #087 · Night Shift
Common Glow-worm
Lampyris noctiluca
Also called: glowworm
Beetles
Where to look
Regions
Europe
Habitats
meadows
When it is out
- 🌙 Active at night
Seasonal activity
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Peak is May–Jul.
Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations
Life cycle
Complete metamorphosis
EggLarvaPupaAdult
Egg → larva → pupa → adult. The young look nothing like the adult and rebuild themselves inside a pupa.
Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.
Safety
Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.
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Card #087 in the Night Shift set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.
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