Common eastern firefly
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Photinus pyralis, known by the common names common eastern firefly and big dipper firefly, is the most common species of firefly in North America. P. pyralis is a flying and light-producing beetle with a light organ on the ventral side of its abdomen. This organism is sometimes incorrectly classified as Photuris pyralis, which likely results from mistaking the similar-sounding genus Photuris.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Coleoptera | |
| suborder | Polyphaga | |
| family | Lampyridae | |
| genus | Photinus | |
| species | P. pyralis |
