Firefly study  2003 observations2003octrain.jpg (32688 bytes)

2003novrain.jpg (43903 bytes)


Rough count of aerial sightings in one hectare of forest area at an elevation of 714 metres, through which a swampy creek runs and includes a clearing of
approximately 1100 sq.m.in area.
Rainfall figures provided are BoM standard 9am to 9am registrations.

Drier than average rainfall prior to this study in November total 57mm (av=170mm)
date fireflies time wind weather temp moon
02-12-2003 180 19:30 nil rain 6mm 15º C first_quarter.jpg (903 bytes)
03-12-2003 140 19:30 slight rain 55mm 16º C  
04-12-2003 50 19:30 slight rain 24mm 18º C  
05-12-2003 90 19:30 slight rain 24mm 17º C  
06-12-2003 70 19:30 5kph rain 25mm 17º C  
07-12-2003 50 19:30 10kph clear 19º C  
08-12-2003 80 19:30 slight clear 18º C  
09-12-2003 50 19:30 10kph clear 20º C full_moon.jpg (774 bytes)
10-12-2003 20 19:30 20kph overcast 19º C  
11-12-2003 150 19:30 nil overcast 19º C  
12-12-2003 70 19:30 5kph rain 1mm 18º C  
13-12-2003 5 19:30 20kph rain 16mm 15º C  
14-12-2003 20 19:30 5kph rain 27mm 17º C  
15-12-2003 10 19:30 20kph rain 37mm 15º C  
16-12-2003 0 19:30 30kph overcast 15º C  
17-12-2003 3 19:30 nil rain 1mm 17º C last_quarter.jpg (789 bytes)
18-12-2003 5 19:30 nil clear 18º C  
19-12-2003 8 19:30 nil clear 25º C  
20-12-2003 4 19:30 nil clear 27º C  
21-12-2003 1 19:30 nil clear 27º C SUN.JPG (1038 bytes) Summer
Solstice
22-12-2003 3 19:30 nil clear 28º C  
23-12-2003 0 19:30 nil clear 24º C new_moon.jpg (777 bytes)
24-12-2003 0 19:30 nil overcast 22º C  

Observations have ceased at this point.
2003 Emergences
02-12-2003
03-12-2003		 180
140		 the sharp decline in emergent numbers after these dates suggests that the lifespan is short, possibly 4-5 days.
11-12-2003
12-12-2003		 150
70		 Second emergence observed.

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