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Photinini
The Photinini are a large tribe of fireflies in the subfamily Lampyrinae. Photinus pyralis is famous in biotechnology for its luciferase gene. This is sometimes employed as a marker gene; genetically modified organisms which contain it start to glow like the firefly when brought in contact with a luciferin-containing medium. Firefly luciferases differ slightly between taxa, resulting in differently colored light and other properties, and in most cases where "firefly luciferase" is used in some application or study, it is the specific luciferase of P. pyralis.
15 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Rover Fireflies
genusPhotinus
Elf Fireflies and Allies
genusPyropyga
Giant Fireflies
genusLamprigera
Chilean fireflies
genusPyractonema
Lucidina
genusLucidina
Heterophotinus
genusHeterophotinus
Dilychnia
genusDilychnia
Robopus
genusRobopus
Rufolychnia
genusRufolychnia
Paraphotinus
genusParaphotinus
Scissicauda
genusScissicauda
Phosphaenopterus
genusPhosphaenopterus
Aorphallus
genusAorphallus
Pyropygodes
genusPyropygodes
Photinoides
genusPhotinoides
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 567583.