Pennsylvania State Insect
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(Photinus sp.order.Coleoptera )
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The Firefly is the state insect, as enacted by the General Assembly on April
10, 1974. Act 130 of December 5, 1988. Head visible from above, eyes large, widely separated with a long threadlike antennae. Head is a dull yellowish with a black spot surrounded by reddish ring. Body is brown or gray and has yellow bands along sides and a light stripe down middle. Both male and female have flashing green light. Also know as a "lightning bug". It can flash its light every 2 or 3 seconds while in flight. They are found in meadows and open woods from Atlantic Coast to Texas, north to Manitoba. It all began when some third grade students in the town of Upper Darby read an article about Maryland adopting a state insect. When they found out that Pennsylvania didn't have an official insect they decide to enter their selection of an insect. The students were presented with a bronze plaque in the shape of a keystone which now hangs in the front hall of Highland Park Elementary School. Fireflies produce light by means of a chemical reaction. |
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