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Description: Photographs, description, life history and habits.
Compiled by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University: Lampyridae (Fireflies and Lightningbugs) Identification and Descriptive Features: Despite their name - and the alternate name lightningbugs - fireflies are neither flies (Order Diptera) nor bugs (Order Hemiptera) but are beetles (Order Coleoptera). Adult fireflies have an elongate-oval body form and are slightly flattened. Their forewings (wing covers) are generally dark gray or brown and relatively soft compared to most beetles. The prothorax is broad and plate-like, concealing most of the head, and is usually edged with yellow, red, or orange. Sizes of most species range from 10-15 mm;
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