Pyrocoelia fumosa (English name) Pyrocoeliafumosa

Japanese: Pyrocoelia fumosa(英語表記)Pyrocoeliafumosa
Pyrocoelia fumosa (English name) Pyrocoeliafumosa

...Adult diurnal fireflies often visit flowers, take nectar, and sometimes prey on insects. Pyrocoelia fumosa (black-spotted firefly) and Cyphonocerus ruficollis (brown-spotted firefly) are diurnal fireflies, but they emit weak light from vestigial light organs. P. rufa (white-spotted firefly) males are about 17 mm long, and wingless females are about 30 mm long, making them the largest species of firefly found in Japan.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pyrocoelia fumosa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…昼行性ホタルの成虫はしばしば訪花し,みつをとるほか,昆虫などを捕食することがある。クロマドボタルPyrocoelia fumosa,ムネクリイロボタルCyphonocerus ruficollisなどは昼行性ホタルであるが,痕跡的な発光器で弱く光る。アキマドボタルP.rufaの雄は体長17mm内外,翅のない雌は30mm内外で,日本産ホタルの中では最大種。…

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