Common Eastern Firefly

Common Eastern Firefly

Illustrated: Adult male common eastern firefly, elongated dark brown beetle with narrow pale yellow margins around closed wing covers; pale pronotal shield with pinkish center surrounding central black mark, partly concealing head. Six slender dark legs, two segmented antennae, pale yellow lantern segments only on underside of abdomen tip, not a glowing dorsal light bulb.

Photinus pyralis

All languages

English
Common Eastern Firefly
Japanese
Photinus pyralis — Scientific name; Japanese name under review
Korean
Photinus pyralis — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish
Photinus pyralis — Scientific name; Spanish name under review
French
Photinus pyralis — Scientific name; French name under review
German
Photinus pyralis — Scientific name; German name under review

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.

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