Beetles of North Carolina
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11 NC Records

Phausis reticulata - Blue Ghost



Photo by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson

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)
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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.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson
Transylvania Co.
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