Observation: Bicellonycha wickershamorum
Primary Observer:
Anna Walker
Event Date:
2023-06-12
Status:
Verified
Survey
Site Name:
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area- Empire Gulch
Province/State:
Arizona
Event Date:
2023-06-12
Time of Day:
Night-Time
Start Time:
18:54
End Time:
20:50
Number of Observers:
2
Primary Observer:
Anna Walker
Additional Observers:
Candace Fallon
target_species_genus:
bicellonycha
target_species_species:
wickershamorum wickershamorum
Location and Habitat
Location Accuracy (meters):
0-25
Habitat Type:
Open Freshwater Wetland - Wetland Bog, fen, freshwater marsh
Habitat Type Notes:
Cienega with cottonwood overstory within desert mesquite grassland. Wetland plants include willow, cattails, and yerba mansa.
Elevation (meters):
1384
Area Searched (hectares):
0.76
Artificial Light Sources
Vehicles: No
Street Lights: No
Buildings: No
None
Street Lights: No
Buildings: No
None
Artificial Light Types
Sky Glow (diffuse illumination in the sky): No
Light Trespass (light cast on surfaces beyond its intended target): No
Glare (bright light causing visual discomfort): No
Light Trespass (light cast on surfaces beyond its intended target): No
Glare (bright light causing visual discomfort): No
Artificial Light Notes:
Site is fairly remote. No sources of light pollution.
Observation
Observation Type:
With Flash Data
Number Observed:
2-10
genus:
bicellonycha
Species:
wickershamorum
Observation Notes:
Only saw four individuals at Empire Gulch. Also surveyed large marsh up the road, but no flashes were observed there. Did not catch and photograph specimen, but this is a known site for Bicellonycha wickershamorum, and that is the only species to be expected there.
Specimen Voucher Number:
Flash Behavior
First Flash Time:
20:45
Last Flash Time:
20:50
First Flash Temp (F):
62
Last Flash Temp (F):
62
Flashes in Pattern:
1
Flash Color:
Green
Flash Pattern Period:
NA
Flash Duration:
NA
Flash Interval:
NA
Male Height Zone:
Low (0-3 ft)
Flash Location:
Flashing was restricted to vegetation, so courtship flash pattern was not observed. It may have been too cold for flight by the time we got back to Empire Gulch. They could have been flashing earlier and we just missed them. We started the survey at the large marsh up the road, but did not find any individuals flashing there.
Male Flash Behavior:
NA
Female Flash Behavior:
NA
