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πŸͺ² Beetles

Pennsylvania Firefly

Photuris pennsylvanica

About

A common firefly of the eastern United States that produces a green-yellow bioluminescent flash. Adults are soft-bodied with a dark pronotum edged in pink.

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Did You Know?

Females mimic the flash patterns of other firefly species to lure males as prey, earning them the name femme fatale fireflies.