Description of the bioluminescent emission spectrum of Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880 (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Guatemala

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Arrivillaga-Cano, Eduardo A., Muñoz-Soler, María P., Pineda, Diegopáblo, Rosales, Edgar R., Schuster, Jack C. (2023): Description of the bioluminescent emission spectrum of Bicellonycha amoena Gorham, 1880 (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Guatemala. Insecta Mundi 2023 (997): 1-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8222246 Abstract. Bicellonycha amoena (Gorham, 1880) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) usually flies one meter above ground level over grass, water, or open areas, where males produce a simple single flash every 2–4 seconds, having their most active flashing period from mid to late dusk and early night.

In addition, nothing else is known about the behavior of this species. We conducted field observations at the “Mayan Golf Club” in Guatemala Department, and Santiago Sacatepéquez, Sacatepéquez Department, Guatemala; and analyzed B. amoena flashes with a spectroscope. Fireflies displayed a lime-green bioluminescence color.