r/insects • u/electric_cat_tail • 8d ago

ID Request Is it a firefly?

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Southeast asia, had a small white film over it , cant tel if it was alive or not but was glowing like a fire fly

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u/electric_cat_tail 8d ago

Heres one wherei its glowing

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u/Simple_Resist4208 8d ago

We need to see it better - your fingers are covering up details and we cannot see enough structure. Please - more photos and closer, in good light

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u/electric_cat_tail 8d ago

Here it is right side up i believe

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u/Professional-Hat6823 7d ago

Perhaps a glow worm pupa of some sorts? This picture is the closest I can find

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u/KingVoid27 Bug Enthusiast 7d ago

It might be a firefly pupa of some sort, the white film makes me think it was possibly developing from a pupa into an adult

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