Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

(Linnaeus, 1758)

National assessment

Unassessed

Local assessment

Stable

Associated assemblage

open short sward 177 other species in this assemblage

Statistics

Occurrences

223 since 2000 320 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

26 since 2000 43 all time

Earliest occurrence

1650

Latest occurrence

2024

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

References

Webb, J., Heaver, D., Lott, D., Dean, H.J., van Breda, J., Curson, J., Harvey, M.C., Gurney, M., Roy, D.B., van Breda, A., Drake, M., Alexander, K.N.A. and Foster, G. (2017). Pantheon. [online] Available at: http://www.brc.ac.uk [05/02/2025].

Data sources

Local species recorders

Biological Records Centre. Derek Lott Coleoptera Dataset. Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Biological Records Centre. iRecord (CC-BY). Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Biological Records Centre. Soldier Beetle and Jewel Beetle (Coleoptera; Cantharoidea and Buprestoidea) records for Britain and . Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme. Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord. Licenced under CC-BY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.

Cite this page

GLNP (2025). Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?taxon_list_item_key=NBNORG0000011416 (Accessed 09 November 2025).