lightning beetle

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lightning beetle

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From lightning + beetle, because the insects glow; whence also firefly.

noun lightning beetles

Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence
Similar: lightning bug, firefly, glowworm

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@misc{lightning_beetle_2026,
  title = {lightning beetle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightning%20beetle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}