| Photinus carolinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Genus: | Photinus |
| Species: | P. carolinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Photinus carolinus Green, 1956[2]
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Photinus carolinus, commonly known as the Smokies synchronous firefly,[3] is a species of rover firefly whose mating displays of synchronous flashing have fascinated both scientists and tourists.[4] As individual females synchronize with males nearby, waves of alternating bright light and darkness seem to travel across the landscape. Firefly displays typically occur in early June near Elkmont, Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Gatlinburg. The species can be found in isolated pockets of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States.[3]
- ^ Walker, A. & Faust, L. 2021 (2021). "Photinus carolinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021. IUCN: e.T164076182A166771773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164076182A166771773.en. S2CID 240975288.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Green, J.W. (1956). "Revision of the Nearctic species of Photinus (Lampyridae: Coleoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth. 28 (15): 561–613. ISSN 0068-547X.
- ^ a b Faust, Lynn Frierson (2017). Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4872-8.
- ^ Imbler, Sabrina (2021-07-07). "How Swarms of Fireflies Sync Their Flashes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-17.