Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Glowworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
FamilyLAMPYRIDAE (glowworms)
SuperfamilyELATEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm) :
1: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at MV light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - natural background (3)Image 4: Male - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - natural background
2: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
21 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST35 51° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
larva
Image 1: Larva - abdomen curled under - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)Image 6: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (4)Image 7: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (5)Image 8: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (6)Image 9: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (7)Image 10: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (8)Image 11: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (9)Image 12: Larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged (10)Image 13: Larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 14: Larva - latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 15: Larva - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 16: Larva - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 17: Larva - ventral view - highly enlarged (2)
3: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
6 May 2006 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female or late instar larva . Photos: Dorsal view - close-up
Image 1: Female - abdomen curled under - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Female - abdomen curled under - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Female - abdomen curled under - dorsal view - natural background (3)
4: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
13 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Larva - under fallen rotten wood
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Female - foreparts - head extended - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Female - foreparts - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 8: Female - latero-dorsal view - head extended - enlargedImage 9: Larva - lateral view - close-up - enlarged
5: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
30 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Female
Image 1: Female - glowing tip of abdomen - enlarged
6: Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
28 Jul 1971 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Female
Image 1: Female - glowing - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Female - glowing - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Tyler, J. 2008 Male Glow-worm with male Lesser Glow-worm Vol 20, No. 1 Page: 59

Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lampyris noctiluca (Glowworm)
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