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Lampyridae

noun
1.
Fireflies.  Synonym: family Lampyridae.





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... there is a family that is just as much mimicked as the Heliconii are amongst the butterflies. These are the Lampyridae, to which the fireflies belong. Many of the genera are not phosphorescent, but all appear to be distasteful to insectivorous mammals and birds. I found they were invariably rejected by the monkey, and my ...
— The Naturalist in Nicaragua • Thomas Belt


Words linked to "Lampyridae" :   order Coleoptera, lightning bug, firefly, Coleoptera, arthropod family


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