While each species is vulnerable to certain threats given their geographic location and habitat, the main reasons fireflies are declining include habitat loss and degradation, light pollution ...
The Bethany Beach firefly has been pushed to the brink of extinction by urbanization, light pollution, habitat fragmentation, pesticides and climate change-induced sea-level rise and storm surges. The ...
This is the first firefly species to be proposed for listing under the Act. The Service declined to designate critical habitat for the species but may do so in the future. These fireflies live in ...