| Pyropyga minuta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Pyropyga |
| Species: | P. minuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropyga minuta (LeConte, 1852) | |
Pyropyga minuta is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production of light, mainly during twilight, to attract mates. Light production in the Lampyridae is thought to have originated as an honest warning signal that the larvae were distasteful; this was co-opted in evolution as a mating signal in the adults. In a further development, female fireflies of the genus Photuris mimic the flash pattern of Photinus species to trap their males as prey.
Pyropyga modesta is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyropyga is a genus of primarily North American fireflies in the beetle family Lampyridae. There are about 13 described species in Pyropyga. It is among the genera of Lampyridae where both sexes of adults have no bioluminescent organs.
Pleotomus pallens is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America. The female firefly of this species emits a brighter form of light than the male and this light decreases after she lays eggs; after she has performed this duty, she dies.
Tenaspis angularis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Photinus indictus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyropyga nigricans is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in Central America, North America and central Europe.
Lucidota punctata is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Pyractomena linearis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus tenuicinctus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus punctulatus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Bicellonycha wickershamorum is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Hololepta minuta is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Photinus obscurellus is a species of firefly in the family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Lucidota luteicollis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Microphotus pecosensis is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pyropyga decipiens is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Ellychnia californica, known generally as the California glowworm or western firefly, is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus immaculatus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
Photinus texanus is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America.
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