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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles (Elateroidea) » Fireflies (Lampyridae)

Family Lampyridae - Fireflies

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga - Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles
Superfamily Elateroidea - Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles
Family Lampyridae - Fireflies

Genus Ellychnia - Diurnal Fireflies
Species californica - Ellychnia californica
Species hatchi - Ellychnia hatchi
Species flavicollis - Ellychnia flavicollis
Species corrusca - Ellychnia corrusca
Genus Lucidota
Species atra - Black Firefly
Species punctata - Lucidota punctata
Species luteicollis - Lucidota luteicollis
Genus Microphotus
Species angustus - Microphotus angustus
Species pecosensis - Microphotus pecosensis
Species decarthrus - Microphotus decarthrus
Genus Nelsonphotus
Species aridus - Nelsonphotus aridus
Genus Phausis
Species rhombica - Phausis rhombica
Genus Photinus
Species ardens - Photinus ardens
Species collustrans - Photinus collustrans
Species indicta - Photinus indicta
Species knulli - Photinus knulli
Species marginellus - Photinus marginellus
Species punctulatus - Photinus punctulatus
Species pyralis - Photinus pyralis
Species texanus - Photinus texanus
Genus Photuris
Species pennsylvanica - Photuris pennsylvanica
Genus Pleotomus
Species pallens - Pleotomus pallens
Genus Pollaclasis
Species bifaria - Pollaclasis bifaria
Genus Pterotus
Species obscuripennis - Pterotus obscuripennis
Genus Pyractomena
Species borealis - Pyractomena borealis
Species dispersa - Pyractomena dispersa
Species lucifera - Pyractomena lucifera
Genus Pyropyga
Species nigricans - Pyropyga nigricans
Species decipiens - Pyropyga decipiens
No Taxon Unidentified Firefly Larvae

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