''Ellychnia simplex'' is a species of
firefly
The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...
in the genus ''
Ellychnia
''Ellychnia'' is a genus of firefly, fireflies. First defined by Émile Blanchard in 1845, the genus contains 24 species, which are widespread in the United States. Adults are black, with rose-colored marks on the pronotum; sexual dimorphism is ...
''.
References
Lampyridae
Beetles described in 1885
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