Beetles of North Carolina

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View	LAMPYRIDAE Members:	Members of Phausis:	11 NC Records
Phausis reticulata - Blue Ghost

Photo by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson

Taxonomy

Family: LAMPYRIDAE

Subfamily: Lampyrinae

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Faust (2017)	Online Resources: Carolina Ghost Hunt iNaturalist
Comments: This species is sexually dimorphic: males are normally formed beetles but females are larviform and flightless. Males are brownish gray, with a pair of pale spots on the pronotum; the elytra are unmarked but have a reticulated surface texture (Faust, 2017).
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 6-9 mm (Faust, 2017)

Distribution in North Carolina


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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S2S4

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Photo Gallery for Phausis reticulata - Blue Ghost
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Yancey Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Yancey Co. Comment:
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	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson Transylvania Co. Comment:
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Photo Gallery for Phausis reticulata - Blue Ghost