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These pages discuss the firefly’s life cycle and anatomy, the different flash patterns the Smokies’ diverse firefly species employ, and how to help protect them through actions like reducing ...
Fireflies are beetles and in many aspects resemble other beetles at all stages of their life cycle, undergoing complete metamorphosis. [6] A few days after mating, a female lays her fertilized eggs on or just below the surface of the ground. The eggs hatch three to four weeks later. [7]
Photinus carolinus, commonly known as the Smokies synchronous firefly, [3] is a species of rover firefly whose mating displays of synchronous flashing have fascinated both scientists and tourists. [4] As individual females synchronize with males nearby, waves of alternating bright light and darkness seem to travel across the landscape.
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 ]
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).
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 ...
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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