The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 67, No. 4 (Dec., 1984), pp. 529-542 (14 pages) The firefly Pyractomena lucifera (Melsh.) occurs in fresh water marshes throughout the eastern half of temperate North ...

The Lampyridae firefly survived the test of time as “the most widespread and abundant bioluminescent beetle,” which is already impressive from the perspective of evolution. But why did they ...

Artificial lights at night are causing serious disruption to these insect night shift workers. That’s a problem for everyone.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: There are over 2,000 individual firefly species, all within the taxonomic family of Lampyridae, which is pretty easy to remember. And these ...

Fireflies are beetles in the family Lampyridae that can emit light to ... habitat loss and pesticides can affect firefly populations dramatically, but so can light pollution.

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Dec., 2001), pp. 565-586 (22 pages) We present the first cladistic analysis of genera in the family Lampyridae and other closely related beetles. A ...