Family Lampyridae (Fireflies)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Coleoptera Phenology

Lampyridae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Lampyridae_genus speciesfirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Lucidota atraFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Lucidota punctataFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Phausis minutusFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Phausis reticulataFirefly HerePhenology
Photinus brimleyFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Photinus carolinusSynchronous firefly HerePhenology
Photinus cookiiFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Photinus macdermottiFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Photinus marginellusFirefly(NA) HerePhenology
Photinus pyralisBig dipper firefly HerePhenology
Photinus speciesFirefly species(NA) HerePhenology
Photuris speciesFirefly species(NA) HerePhenology
Pyractomena angulataFirefly(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
Fireflies are beetles that have the unique ability to light up through a chemical reaction termed bioluminescence, which occurs in their abdomen. Of the 2,000 different species of fireflies in the world, 19 live in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


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