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The larvae pupate for one to two and a half weeks and emerge as adults. [7] Adult diet varies among firefly species: some are predatory, while others feed on plant pollen or nectar. Some adults, like the European glow-worm, have no mouth, emerging only to mate and lay eggs before dying. In most species, adults live for a few weeks in summer. [7 ...
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 ]
Photuris pensylvanica, known by the common names Pennsylvania firefly, lightning bug, [3] dot-dash firefly [4] and (in its larval state) glowworm, [5] is a species of firefly from the United States and Canada.
Firefly larvae dine on soft-bodied invertebrates like snails, slugs, and worms. Fireflies typically hunt in moist soil or marshy areas, using their mandibles to inject prey with paralyzing ...
Alecton discoidalis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae, commonly known as the Cuban endemic firefly. The larvae of this species are predators on both pulmonate and operculate land snails. Alecton discoidalis is the type species of the genus Alecton. [1]
Lucidota atra, the black firefly or woodland lucy, [3] is a diurnal species of firefly — a member of the Lampyridae family of beetles (order Coleoptera). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Range
Aquatica lateralis, known as "heike-botaru" (ヘイケボタル) in Japanese, is a species of firefly found in Russia, Japan and Korea. It was formerly placed in the genus Luciola. The larvae are aquatic and live in rice paddies. The genome of Aquatica lateralis was sequenced in 2018. [1]
Ellychnia corrusca, the winter firefly, [2] is a species of firefly in the genus Ellychnia. [3] It is a lantern-less diurnal beetle common in the United States , Mexico , and Canada . The adults spend winter on a colony tree, favoring Quercus (oak), Carya (hickory), and Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip poplar).