Lampyris noctiluca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elateroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Lampyridae
Subfamilia: Lampyrinae
Tribus: Lampyrini
Genus: Lampyris
Species: Lampyris noctiluca

Name

Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original combination: Cantharis noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Lampyris bellieri Reiche, 1858
Lampyris carreti Olivier, 1895
Lampyris longipennis Motschulsky, 1853
Lampyris minor Olivier, 1901
Lampyris obscurella Motschulsky, 1853
Lampyris parvicollis Olivier, 1901
Lampyris sibirica Gebler, 1847
Lampyris submucronata Rey, 1891
Lampyris thoracica Motschulsky, 1853

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 400. Reference page.
Novák, M. 2017. Redescription of immature stages of central European fireflies, Part 1: Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758) larva, pupa and notes on its biology (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae). Zootaxa 4247(4): 429–444. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.4.5. Reference page.

Links

ZooBank: B6ED3FB0-C6AE-420B-ABB4-9BE97DF2DA85

Vernacular names

aragonés: Cuco de luz
čeština: Světluška větší
dansk: Sankthansorm
Deutsch: Großer Leuchtkäfer
English: Common European Glowworm
español: Luciernaga
suomi: Kiiltomato
français: Lampyre
galego: Vagalume, lucecú
magyar: Nagy szentjánosbogár
italiano: La lucciola
lietuvių: Paprastasis jonvabalis
Nederlands: Grote glimworm
polski: Świetlik świętojański
português: Vaga-lume, pirilampo
Runa Simi: China ninakuru
русский: Обыкновенный светляк
slovenčina: Svetluška svätojánska
svenska: Vanlig lysmask

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