Pennsylvania firefly |
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Photuris pennsylvanica |
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| Habitat | Meadows and open woods |
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| Adult Food | Soft-bodied insects, slugs, snails, mites, beetles, and other fireflies. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
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Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, longhorn, leaf and snout beetles) |
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Infraorder: |
Elateriformia |
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Superfamily: |
Elateroidea (click, firefly and soldier beetles) |
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Family: |
Lampyridae (fireflies) |
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Subfamily: |
Photurinae |
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| Synonyms | Photuris pennsylvanicus |
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| Common Names |
Pennsylvania firefly |
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