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Fireflies

Yes, fireflies are actually beetles! While most species fly at night, flashing their lights to attract a mate, one species - the Winter Firefly - lacks the organs that produce this bioluminescence and flies during the day instead.
Dark Fireflies mating (Pyropyga nigricans)
Dark Fireflies mating (Pyropyga nigricans)
Dark Firefly (Pyropyga nigricans)
Dark Firefly (Pyropyga nigricans)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis)
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly (Photuris) sp.
Firefly sp.
Firefly sp.
Winter firefly (Ellychnia corrusca)
Winter firefly (Ellychnia corrusca)
Winter firefly (Ellychnia corrusca)
Winter firefly (Ellychnia corrusca)