Garden Pests and Diseases: Friend or Foe #2, 1 by Night_Bloom

Night_Bloom wrote:
And just in case anyone needs a reminder. Here is what an adult firefly looks like. Unlike many beetles, these are fairly soft bodied. The phosphorescent part is underneath on its "butt". This is a pretty good sized species, but they can vary in size, and some are smaller.

And "firfely" reminds me - a general rule of thumb... actual flies have two part names: Deer fly, house fly, hover fly, etc. Insects that are named "fly" but are actually something else, taxonomically speaking, have one word names: Butterfly, dragonfly, firefly, damselfly, etc.

Okay here's an adult firefly.