An unusual insect found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Life history and the behavioral function of bioluminescence in Platyura fultoni (Diptera)
Copeland J. 1999. An unusual insect found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Life history and the behavioral function of bioluminescence in Platyura fultoni (Diptera). National Park Service
The Appalachian glow-fly larva Platyura fultoni was studied in June 1999 at a study site located along the Bradley Fork Trail near Smokemont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Location of the study site, collection methods, and six photographic illustrations are presented.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Copeland, Jonathan
- Date of Issue
- 1999
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- bioluminescence, Diptera, Flies, GRSM-00533, Insecta, Platyura fultoni, Smokemont Campground