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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 ]
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies , lightning bugs , or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight , to attract mates. [ 5 ]
Bioluminescent click beetles are found throughout tropical, subtropical and temperate America. Species from Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are now in different genera in the tribe Pyrophorini, such as Deilelater and Ignelater. [2] Adult Pyrophorus beetles feed on pollen and sometimes small insects, such as aphids or scale insects. Their ...
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P. hebes is a medium-sized firefly, with adults measuring 10–12 mm (0.4–0.5 in) long. It is smaller and narrower than some other Photuris species, such as Photuris lucicrescens . P. hebes have wing covers, or elytra , varying in color from brown to nearly black with light-colored side margins.
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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
A nearly 100 million-year-old firefly fossilized in amber sheds light on how the bioluminescent insects evolved during the time of dinosaurs, a new study finds.