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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] It is the most common species of firefly in North America, and is typically found east of ...
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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 ...
Whether you called them fireflies, lightning bugs, glow flies or moon bugs, these beautiful bioluminescent creatures helped make our childhoods brighter and more magical.
Lampyris noctiluca, [ 2] the common glow-worm of Europe (see also "glowworm"), is the type species of beetle in the genus Lampyris and the family Lampyridae . Lampyris noctiluca presents a conspicuous sexual dimorphism. The males are winged, with brown elytra, a clearer pronotum and a large brown spot in the middle, while females are larviform ...
While by far the most well-known of the Smokies’ flashing bugs, synchronous fireflies are just one of 19 firefly species — 13 of which flash — known to be living in the park.
Photuris pensylvanica, known by the common names Pennsylvania firefly, lightning bug, dot-dash firefly and (in its larval state) glowworm, is a species of firefly from the United States and Canada. [3] [5] It is also widely known under the Latin name Photuris pennsylvanica , although the original spelling, [2] with one "n", was common in ...
State insects are designated by 48 individual states of the fifty United States. Some states have more than one designated insect, or have multiple categories (e.g., state insect and state butterfly, etc.). Iowa and Michigan are the two states without a designated state insect.