West Virginia Fireflies

• WV Division of Natural Resources 2023 Citizen Science Firefly Survey Opportunity

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Are you staying at a West Virginia State Park this summer and want to help the WV Division of Natural Resources by taking a firefly survey during your visit? Please visit this page for more information! 

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• Quick guide to the fireflies of WV

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Please check out our free, downloadable PDF to the fireflies of West Virginia. If you would like to get in contact with us about any fireflies you see, our email is westvirginiafireflies@gmail.com. 

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• Web resources and links:

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Firefly.org 

Wonderful resource for all things firefly! 

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iNaturalist 

You can post to this website if you are lucky enough to snap a picture of a firefly, or see other peoples’ firefly observations! Firefly observations are only a small part of iNaturalist observations, check out your other taxonomic groups of interest on iNaturalist too! 

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• Additional reading:​

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Fireflies, Glowworms and Lighting Bugs by Lynn Frierson Faust 

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Silent Sparks: The Wonderous World of Fireflies by Sara Lewis