Observation: Bicellonycha wickershamorum
Primary Observer:
Janie Agyagos
Event Date:
2025-07-12
Status:
Verified
Survey
Site Name:
Oak Creek at Clatterbuck
Province/State:
Arizona
Event Date:
2025-07-12
Time of Day:
Night-Time
Start Time:
19:47
End Time:
21:50
Number of Observers:
3
Primary Observer:
Janie Agyagos
Additional Observers:
Rita Faruki, Don McClimans
target_species_genus:
bicellonycha
target_species_species:
wickershamorum
Location and Habitat
Location Accuracy (meters):
0-25
Habitat Type:
Riparian - Areas Along lake or stream
Habitat Type Notes:
Cottonwood, willow, ash, grape, river sedge. Non-natives of giant reed, tamarisk, Russian olive, Himalayan blackberry, clover, bermuda grass, tall fescue.
Elevation (meters):
984
Area Searched (hectares):
0.41680
Artificial Light Sources
Vehicles: No
Street Lights: No
Buildings: No
Street Lights: No
Buildings: No
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:
None
Observation
Observation Type:
With Flash Data
Number Observed:
11-50
genus:
bicellonycha
Species:
wickershamorum
Observation Notes:
Don saw them at second point before we got there.
Specimen Voucher Number:
Flash Behavior
First Flash Time:
20:10
Last Flash Time:
21:49
First Flash Temp (F):
86
Last Flash Temp (F):
76
Flashes in Pattern:
1
Flash Color:
Green
Flash Pattern Period:
1
Flash Duration:
1/4
Flash Interval:
<1
Male Height Zone:
Low (0-3 ft), Moderate (3-8 ft), High (over 8 ft)
Flash Location:
In thick streamside vegetation, then over herbaceous vegetation, then up in canopy of riparian trees.
Male Flash Behavior:
Started low in streamside vegetation and started tight, then started moving up and down stream, then higher up. A few still flashing when we left at 9:49PM.
Female Flash Behavior:
Don, manning cameras, thought he saw a long continuous bioluminescence way low in grass and wondered if it was a female, but it was on other side of creek.
