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A larviform female with light-emitting organs on her abdomen. Unlike actual larvae, she has compound eyes. 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.
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 ...
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.
Lightning bugs, or fireflies, belong to the family Lampyridae. There are about 2000 species of fireflies worldwide, and they are found on every continent except Antarctica. These beetles are most ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Pyrrhocoris apterus. ( Linnaeus, 1758) The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it may be confused with the similarly coloured though unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug or squash bug). [ a][ 1] Pyrrhocoris apterus is distributed ...