Mount Oritsume Small Firefly Habitat

折爪岳のヒメボタル生息地 · Oritsumedakenohimebotaruseisokuchi

Designated by: Prefectural / Natural Monument
Designation type: Habitat / breeding site
Designated on: April 13, 2018
Location: 岩手県二戸市・九戸郡軽米町・九戸村
Prefectures: Iwate
Scientific name: Luciola parvula

Designation facts (name, date, location) are compiled from public records by Japanese authorities.

About the Hime-botaru (Small Firefly)

The Hime-botaru is a small firefly about one centimeter long whose larvae live on land among leaf litter. In early summer evenings adults flash regular yellow lights in woodland. Unlike Genji fireflies, it lives in forests rather than by water. Its sites in Iwate and Okayama are designated Natural Monuments.

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Map

Approximate location of the designated site (municipality centre).

Frequently asked questions

Mount Oritsume Small Firefly Habitat is a Prefectural Natural Monument of Japan (岩手県二戸市・九戸郡軽米町・九戸村). The Hime-botaru is a small firefly about one…

The designated site is in 岩手県二戸市・九戸郡軽米町・九戸村.

When observing, follow local rules, keep your distance and never feed the animals. Capturing or harming Natural Monuments is prohibited under Japan's Act on Protection of Cultural Properties.