Are glow-worm rare in the UK?
The range of this beetle stretches from Portugal and Britain in the west, right across Europe and Asia to China in the east. It also survives further north than any other firefly, almost reaching the Arctic Circle. It is not found in North America, South America, South Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods
Class
Bugs
Order
Beetles
Family
Fireflies
Genus
Glowworms
Species
Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca)
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