Tony Wu / Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group lighting up at night in forest, Shikoku, Japan

Mark MacEwen / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.

Yukihiro Fukuda / Light trails of Japanese fireflies (Hotaria parvula and Luciola cruciata), Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July, Endemic species.

Nature Production / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) on leaf at night, with light trails of hundreds of other fireflies in flight in the background, Japan

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda,Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Hino-River, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Hino-River, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda,Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, endemic species, Yaku-shima UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kagoshima, Japan, May

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) on blade of plant leaf, Shiga, Japan