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• Pyractomena angulata

  Say's Firefly, Angle Candled Firefly

  Pyractomena angulata is a firefly species in the beetle family Lampyridae, native to North America. It is notable as the state insect of Indiana and produces amber-to-orange bioluminescence characteristic of its genus. Adults are active from May through mid-July and inhabit woodland environments. The species was named in honor of entomologist Thomas Say, who first described it in 1825.

  fireflybioluminescencestate-insectIndianaColeopteraLampyridaeNorth-Americawoodlandnocturnalamber-light