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Also Known As	lightning bug • Lampyridae

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Common Eastern firefly (Photinus) with a black body, yellow-edged wing covers, and a reddish area behind its head, perched on a green blade of grass.

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Representative beetles.

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Photinus Photuris Phrixothrix How do fireflies light up?European glowworm Photinus pyralis Bioluminescence common garden insects and their larvae soldier beetle net-winged beetle

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