ABOUT LESLEY
Lesley has been working on fireflies since 1961. Read more....
Photo: Cork Oak Plantation at the Australian National Arboretum, Canberra
PUBLICATIONS
Lesley has published multiple research papers almost all on the subfamily Luciolinae, the flashing fireflies of the Asia Pacific. Read more....
Photo: Pygoluciola qingyu
Credit: X H F
SO YOU WANT TO BE A LUCIOLINAE TAXONOMIST?
Lesley has created a comprehensive resource guide for budding firefly researchers who might want to know more about the Luciolinae fireflies of their own country. This is a modification and extension of the workbook presented to participants at the 2010 International Firefly symposium in Malaysia. Read more....
Photo: Male and female pupae of Luciola curtithorax
Credit: Xin Hua Fu
AUSTRALIAN FIREFLIES
We hope that the pictures here will give firefly enthusiasts in Australia a better idea when identifying the species they are seeing. Read more....
Photo: Flashing of the Blue Mountains Firefly in Kangaroo Valley (this site was destroyed by fires two years ago)
Credit: David Finlay & Karyn Thomas
LUCIOLINAE
Morphology of the Luciolinae is addressed here. Read more....
CURRENT WORK
There are still puzzles to solve and not all can be solved by conventional taxonomy. Read more....
Photo: Aquatica ficta on flower
Credit: Xin Hua Fu