Pyractomena angulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Genus: | Pyractomena |
Species: | P. angulata
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Binomial name | |
Pyractomena angulata (
Say, 1825)
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Pyractomena angulata is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America and is the state insect of Indiana. [2] [6] It is also known as Say's firefly named after Thomas Say, and the angle candled firefly. [6]
Like most species of the genus Pyractomena, it has an amber/orange-colored bioluminescence. It inhabits woodlands and is visible between May and mid-July. [6]