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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Fireflies

Common Name
fireflies
lightningbugs
glow worms
lightning bugs

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Lampyridae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily11
Tribe10
Subtribe1
Genus144
Subgenus11
Species24192
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies74
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa26702

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
InfraorderElateriformia
SuperfamilyElateroidea
FamilyLampyridae

Viewing: descendants of Lampyridae