Pyractomena angulata
{{short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Lightning Bug - Pyractomena angulata?, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Pyractomena
| species = angulata
| authority = (Say, 1825)
}}
Pyractomena angulata is a species of firefly in the family of beetles known as Lampyridae. It is found in North America and is the state insect of Indiana. It is also known as Say's firefly named after Thomas Say, and the angle candled firefly.
Like most species of the genus Pyractomena, it has an amber/orange-colored bioluminescence. It inhabits woodlands and is visible between May and mid-July.
References
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{{Cite web| title=Pyractomena angulata Report
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=722442
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2018-04-27
}}
{{Cite web| title=Pyractomena angulata species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/86761da5b5992dcc89c5d2e4dcfc5c64
| website=Catalogue of Life
| accessdate=2018-04-27
}}
{{Cite web| title=Pyractomena angulata
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1162782
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2018-04-27
}}
{{Cite web| title=Pyractomena angulata Species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/362780
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2018-04-27
}}
{{Cite web| title=Say's Firefly Indiana's Official State Insect
| url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/9718.htm
| website=Indiana Department of Natural Resources
| accessdate=2019-09-08
}}
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Further reading
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- {{Cite journal
| title = Fireflies of Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
| date = 2009
| last1 = Kazantsev | first1 = Sergey V.
| last2 = Perez-Gelabert | first2 = Daniel E.
| journal = Russian Entomological Journal
| volume = 17| issue = 4| pages = 353–388
| issn = 0132-8069
| url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259383272
}}
- {{Cite book
| title = Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea
| date = 2007
| editor-last1 = Lobl | editor-first1 = I.
| editor-last2 = Smetana | editor-first2 = A.
| publisher = Apollo Books
| isbn = 978-8788757675
}}
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External links
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- {{Commons category-inline|Pyractomena angulata}}
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Category:Bioluminescent insects
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Category:Beetles described in 1825
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