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Photinus pyralis, also known by the common names the common eastern firefly [3] or big dipper firefly, [4] and sometimes called a "lightning bug", [5] is a species of flying beetle. An organ on its abdomen is responsible for its light production. [ 6 ]
Phausis reticulata, commonly referred to as the blue ghost [1] is a species of firefly found in the eastern and central United States. The species is common in the southern Appalachians, and can be seen in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Chattahoochee National Forest, as well as North Carolina's DuPont State Forest, the Pisgah National Forest, and the Green River Gamelands [2] [3] in ...
Ohio: Ladybug: Family Coccinellidae: 1975 [45] Oklahoma: European honey bee (state insect) Apis mellifera: 1992 [46] Black swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio polyxenes: 1996 [46] Oregon: Oregon swallowtail: Papilio oregonius: 1979 [47] Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania firefly: Photuris pennsylvanica: 1974 [48] Rhode Island: American burying beetle ...
In certain firefly species with aquatic larvae, such as Aquatica leii, the female oviposits on emergent portions of aquatic plants, and the larvae descend into the water after hatching. [8] The larvae feed until the end of the summer. Most fireflies hibernate as larvae. Some do this by burrowing underground, while others find places on or under ...
Photuris versicolor, is a species complex of firefly common throughout the Eastern United States. Fireflies famously use flash-based visual signalling to find mates at a distance and each species of firefly has a unique flash pattern sequence that males and females of the same species use to identify one another. [2]
Phausis is a genus of firefly beetles (family Lampyridae). These beetles are for the most part unimpressive in their appearance and behaviour, so have not drawn much study, and little is known about many of the species. Species in this genus are at least known from North America. Ten species are described in North America, ranging throughout ...
Species. Pyractomena angulata (Say, 1825) Pyractomena angustata LeConte, 1851; Pyractomena barberi Green, 1957; ... Firefly species and lists, old and new".
Do you call them fireflies or lightning bugs? Either way, here’s where you can spot them nearby this summer (and have more of them in your yard).