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Why Should Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) be Understood and Conserved?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Fireflies are well known for their bioluminescent capabilities and play an important role in various ecosystems, human culture, and scientific innovation. Ecologically, they serve as critical bioindicators and contribute to the food chain as predators. Economically, fireflies support ecotourism. In the field of biomedicine, they are useful in cancer treatment. Fireflies are culturally embedded in folklore, traditions, and indigenous knowledge systems. This review highlights current research and ethnological narratives that underscore the need for firefly conservation.

Source: UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

DOI: 10.56557/upjoz/2025/v46i114999

Authors: Parvez, A. K. Chakravarthy, Ashutosh Dey, Abhishek Mishra, Amlan Das

Institutions: University of Calcutta, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru, India

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410608917

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