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Flashing Fireflies
Luciolinae
The Luciolinae are among the largest subfamilies of fireflies (Lampyridae). They seem to be all "flashing" (as opposed to "continuous-glow") fireflies. They are a diverse lineage, spreading throughout the warm parts of Eurasia into temperate Europe and East Asia and south to the Australian region.
Several tropical species, notably of the genus Pteroptyx, are of local economic importance. Their displays will self-synchronize until the entire local firefly population flashes in the same rhythm, creating a stunning spectacle that is popular with tourists. The most well-known location to witness these displays is on the Selangor River at Kampong Kuantan, Malaysia.
21 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Luciola
genusLuciola
Abscondita
genusAbscondita
Pygoluciola
genusPygoluciola
Atyphella
genusAtyphella
Aquatica
genusAquatica
Curtos
genusCurtos
Asymmetricata
genusAsymmetricata
Nipponoluciola
genusNipponoluciola
Australoluciola
genusAustraloluciola
Pteroptyx
genusPteroptyx
Lampyroidea
genusLampyroidea
Sclerotia
genusSclerotia
Emeia
genusEmeia
Aquilonia
genusAquilonia
Medeopteryx
genusMedeopteryx
Colophotia
genusColophotia
Pyrophanes
genusPyrophanes
Pygatyphella
genusPygatyphella
Triangulara
genusTriangulara
Emarginoptyx
genusEmarginoptyx
Lloydiella
genusLloydiella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 543122.