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Official insect of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Firefly Photuris pennsylvanica Adopted: April 10, 1974

Sources...

Thomson Reuters: Westlaw The Pennsylvania Statutes, (Accessed August 10, 2010)
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.


Additional Information

Pennsylvania Firefly: Site designed for use by elementary age students in Northern Virginia to learn more about their local ecology. Island Creek Elementary School, Fairfax County Public Schools.

A Beacon in the Night: Entomology for Kids article by Lana Unger, Extension Entomology Specialist, University of Kentucky Department of Entomology.

Summer Night Lights: by Genny Fannucchi - Environmental Education for Kids, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Firefly (Lightning Bug) Lampyridae: Brief article and photograph from the National Geographic.

Firefly: Article from Texas A & M University, AgriLife Extension.

Fireflies: Nature's Lanterns: Article by Kerry Garrett in House and Home Online Magazine.

Firefly.org: Firefly.org is a non-profit project created by Ben Pfeiffer of Rank Smart to raise awareness to the decline of firefly populations in Texas, the US and worldwide. This site is intended to help educate those interested in how to bring back fireflies to their area.

Bioluminescent Insect Guide: How to spot the real thing - from FireFly.Org.

Photuris pennsylvanica (De Geer, 1774): Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

State Insects: Complete list of official state insects.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official Pennsylvania state symbols.