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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 ...
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 ]
Fireflies have featured in human culture around the world for centuries. [55] In Japan, the emergence of fireflies ( Japanese : hotaru ) signifies the anticipated changing of the seasons; [ 56 ] firefly viewing is a special aesthetic pleasure of midsummer, celebrated in parks that exist for that one purpose. [ 57 ]
Certain firefly larvae (family Lampyridae) that feed on snails have grooved mandibles that not only physically break down their prey, but also deliver digestive fluids by these grooves. Ground beetles (family Carabidae) of the tribe Cychrini have long mandibles that project far in front of them, which aid them in feeding on snails inside their ...
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 ...
The firefly that Davis chased, the Bethany Beach firefly, is so rare that it's likely to become the first of America’s fireflies to be put on the Endangered Species List later this year, experts ...
Anatomy. Fly: Anatomical Atlas at CSIRO; Drawing Wing venation; Describers. Authors of fly names (PDF) Systema Dipterorum Nomenclator This page was last edited on 27 ...
The rover fireflies (Photinus) are a genus of fireflies (family Lampyridae). They are the type genus of tribe Photinini in subfamily Lampyrinae. This genus contains, for example, the common eastern firefly (P. pyralis), the most common species of firefly in North America. Male Photinus beetles emit a flashing light pattern to signal for females.