Phosphaenus hemipterus, the short-winged firefly or lesser glow worm, is a beetle in the monotypic genus Phosphaenus and the family Lampyridae. It is found...

do not show bioluminescence and use chemical signaling, instead. Phosphaenus hemipterus has photic organs, yet is a diurnal firefly and displays large antennae...

In Britain, this species is fairly common compared to its cousin Phosphaenus hemipterus – the lesser glow worm – which is very rare.[citation needed] The...

Lampyridae Lamprohiza splendidula Lampyris noctiluca – common glow-worm Phosphaenus hemipterus – lesser glow-worm Family Cantharidae See List of soldier beetle...