List of Photinus species information

a list of 312 species in the genus Photinus. Photinus abrilae Zaragoza-Caballero y González-Ramírez, 2020 Photinus acuminatus Green, 1956 Photinus advenus...

Photinus pyralis, better known by the common name, the common eastern firefly, and colloquially called a "lightning bug", is a species of flying beetle...

Photinus carolinus is a species of rover firefly whose mating displays of synchronous flashing have fascinated both scientists and tourists. As individual...

Photinus brimleyi, or sidewinder firefly is a species of firefly in the Photinus genus. It is found in the southeastern United States. P. brimleyi is a...

segments 6 and 7 of its abdomen, and the female has only one lantern. It is nearly identical in appearance to Photinus consanguineus and Photinus greeni. Beetles...

Photinus indictus, or silent firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is a diurnal firefly, active during the day rather than...

Photinus consimilis, or cattail flash-train firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in eastern North America. P....

Photinus consanguineus, or Double Cousin Firefly, is a species of firefly in the genus Photinus. It is found in eastern North America. P. consanguineus...

In a further development, female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of Photinus species to trap their males as prey. Fireflies are...

Female Photuris fireflies sometimes mimic the light pattern of another firefly, Photinus, to attract its males as prey. In this way they obtain both food...

Heliconius cydno Swallowtail butterflies: Parides iphidamas and Parides photinus Owl butterflies: Caligo memnon, Caligo eurilochus, and Caligo atreus Pieridae:...

mimic the flashing of female Photinus species to attract males of that species, which are then captured and devoured. The colors of emitted light vary...

name "dumpy tree frog". The rover fireflies of the genus Photinus (including the common eastern firefly of North America) are poisonous to these frogs...

is a genus of Central American fireflies (first described as a subgenus), distinguished from the closely related Photinus by the presence of ventral branches...

1869) Parides photinus (Doubleday, 1844) – pink-spotted cattleheart (basal in anchises group?) Parides proneus (Hübner, [1831]) species group: klagesi...

Protected fish species include the smoky madtom and yellowfin madtom, the spotfin chub, and the duskytail darter. The firefly Photinus carolinus, whose...

of their increased gift production. In Photinus Fireflies, males create a spermatophore that is rich in nutrients and costly to produce. The mass of this...

pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is...

the Elkmont area of the park hosts the peak display period for synchronous fireflies (Photinus carolinus), one of at least 19 species of fireflies that...

males, such as Photinus pyralis, specifically for the lucibufagin steroids that their prey produce. Photuris versicolor are large members of the Lampyridae...

state insect of Tennessee, but in this case the specific species referred to (if any) may be Photinus pyralis, the most common species of firefly in North...

cattleheart Parides panares panares – wedge-spotted cattleheart Parides photinus – pink-spotted cattleheart Parides sesostris zestos – emerald-patched cattleheart...

Photuris fireflies mimic female Photinus fireflies by scent and glow patterns in order to lure interested male Photinus fireflies, which they then kill...

showing that Photinus firefly females choose mates based on male flash characteristics; revealing the presence, coevolution, and composition of firefly nuptial...