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Noun Concept

Categories: Bioluminescent insects, Night, long volume value, Articles with 'species' microformats, Lampyridae

firefly lightning bug Lampyridae cucullo fireflies

Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs WordNet 3.0

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Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. Wikipedia

Common name for a bioluminescent beetle in the family Lampyridae. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Family of beetles Wikidata

A nocturnal, bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae. OmegaWiki

Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight. Wiktionary

Lampyridae. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

PART OF

HAS KIND

Photuris pennsylvanica

+2 relations

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Nordisk familjebok

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China

HAS QUALITY

aposematic coloration

bioluminescence

PARENT TAXON

Elateroidea

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

glowworm

TAXON RANK

family

THIS TAXON IS SOURCE OF

firefly luciferin

USES

bioluminescence

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

firefly, lightning bug

Wikipedia

firefly

Wikidata

Lampyridae

Wiktionary

firefly

OmegaWiki

firefly, lightning bug

Wikipedia Redirections

cucullo, fireflies, Firefly flashing, Lampyrid, Light bug, Lightning beetle, Lucciola, Luciernagas, Peenie wallie

Wikidata Alias

fireflies, firefly, the firefly family