Vegetation profile of the firefly habitat along the riparian zones of Sungai Selangor at Kampung Kuantan, Kuala Selangor

A naturally functioning riparian zone is essential for the ecological health of a river, filtering pollutants, supplying organic matter and providing a structural habitat for wildlife (Scott et al., 2010). Many species, particularly insects, divide their life stages between the river and the riparian zone. One of the insect species is firefly. Land clearing is detrimental to the firefly population. Adult stages of these lampyrid beetles utilize the Berembang trees (Sonneratia caseolaris) that line the riverbanks of Sungai Selangor (Sg. Selangor) for mating sites and as a source of food due to the presence of sugar in the sap of the Berembang trees (Nada et al., 2009).