Firefly
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The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,400 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or gl
Photuris lucicrescens
Photuris female by flash photography (above); by her own light (below)
Lamprohiza female by her own light
Fireflies in the woods near Nuremberg, Germany, 30-second exposure
Glowworm
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Glowworm is any member of various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence. They include the European common glow-worm and other members of the Lampyridae,
Firefly
…with more than 2,400 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous emission of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. The type species is Lampyris noctiluca, the common glow-worm of…
Phengodidae: Larva or larviform female of the western banded glowworm (Zarhipis integripennis)
Lampyridae: Female common glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) from Assos, Turkey
Lampyridae: Male common eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis) from Evansville, United States
Elateridae: Male headlight click beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus) from Jamaica