Lamprigera taimoshana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Genus: | Lamprigera |
Species: | L. taimoshana |
Binomial name | |
Lamprigera taimoshana Yiu, 2017 | |
Lamprigera taimoshana, the Tai Mo Shan elephant firefly, endemic to Hong Kong, is part of the poorly resolved Lamprigera genus of fireflies or glow-worms. [1]
Living in montane forest and grassland above 600m, [2] it has only been recorded on some of the highest peaks of Hong Kong such as Tai Mo Shan and Sunset Peak. [3]