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Observation: Micronaspis floridana
Primary Observer:
Rick Owen
Event Date:
2025-04-29
Status:
Verified
Survey
Site Name:
Crystal River- Dolphin/King Creek
Province/State:
Florida
Event Date:
2025-04-29
Time of Day:
Night-Time
Start Time:
20:08
End Time:
22:00
Number of Observers:
4
Primary Observer:
Rick Owen
Additional Observers:
Andy Kilmer, Patricia Campion, Cheyenne Brooks
Target Species Genus:
Micronaspis
Target Species Species:
floridana
Location and Habitat
Location Accuracy (meters):
0-25
Habitat Type:
Tidal Marsh - Salt marsh or brackish marsh
Habitat Type Notes:
Upper tributary Kings/Dolphin Creeks. Red cedar/Cabbage palm hydric hammock edge adjacent to mosaic of pine pflatwoods. Black needle rush with mosaic of herbaceous variety including Sporobolus virginicus and Borrichia frutescens.
Elevation (meters):
0
Area Searched (hectares):
1.3 hecteres
Artificial Light Sources
Vehicles: No
Street Lights: Yes
Buildings: No
Street Lights: Yes
Buildings: No
Artificial Light Types
Sky Glow (diffuse illumination in the sky): Yes
Light Trespass (light cast on surfaces beyond its intended target): Yes
Glare (bright light causing visual discomfort): Yes
Light Trespass (light cast on surfaces beyond its intended target): Yes
Glare (bright light causing visual discomfort): Yes
Artificial Light Notes:
Power plant glare, Ft. Island Beach street light, City and Power plant sky glow
Observation
Observation Type:
Flashing
Number Observed:
50+
Genus:
Micronaspis
Species:
floridana
Observation Notes:
Observed easily more than 50 individuals, more like 200+; Flashes mostly separated from one another. Possibly two species were observed. Flashes all along both sides of the Park service road (7-mile loop trail). Adults very abundant. Larva not abundant but present.
Specimen Voucher Number:
Adult specimen collected and vouched by FWC Jonathan Mays
Flash Behavior
First Flash Time:
20:35
Last Flash Time:
22:30
First Flash Temp (F):
72.8
Last Flash Temp (F):
66.4
Flashes in Pattern:
1
Flash Color:
Yellow
Flash Pattern Period:
1 to 3
Flash Duration:
1
Flash Interval:
1 to 3
Male Height Zone:
Low (0-3 ft), Moderate (3-8 ft)
Flash Location:
Survey ended at 22:00. Larva were searched and photographed at 22:00 but flashes of abundant #'s of Micronaspis continued after 22:00. Another species appeared to also be present with different flash type. Flashes in the 1.3 hectre area were abundant along both sides of 7-mile loop trail to north and south all directions all the way to Dolphin Creek culvert, all along the boundary of the hydric hammock/salt marsh habitat
Male Flash Behavior:
Slow single flash streak. A male was the first individual we observed/captured for ID
Female Flash Behavior:
Rapid single flashes on ground, captured and photographed
