year in review

Close-up view of keel-necked firefly (Pyractomena ecostata) in hand

Firefly Atlas 2025 Year in Review

Richard Joyce, Endangered Species Conservation BiologistBy the NumbersThis year, Firefly Atlas participants submitted data from 857 surveys and incidental observations. There were 304 full surveys, which included both species-specific surveys targeting 32 different species and open-ended surveys, where surveyors simply went out to see what types of fireflies they could find. In total, these surveys …

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