Fireflies are emerging across Pennsylvania. Learn how to attract them and find details on the upcoming festival.

Naturalists report high-density firefly emergence across Ohio following a wet spring. Here are some hotspots to view them.

Fireflies and lightning bugs are the same insect. But a new map shows that which name you use may depend on the weather.

Belonging to the insect family Lampyridae, which is very apt given the insect is certainly “lamp-like” for its luminescent ...

A local Pennsylvania expert shares why fireflies may be declining and how small changes at home can help protect them.

Fireflies are technically beetles. Growing up, Clyde Sorenson loved catching bugs, especially fireflies. But even as a kid, the budding entomologist saw that there was a lot more to these soft-bodied ...

Discovering why a rare firefly is thriving at an Indiana nature preserve could benefit other threatened species.

If you've stepped outside into your backyard after sunset recently, you've likely noticed a spectacular display. The ...

Researchers documented three new firefly species in a Kentucky forest, including two rare types that do not glow in the dark.

Summer brings one of nature’s most impressive displays as thousands of fireflies light up forests. Here’s where you can still ...