Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Coleoptera > Suborder Polyphaga > Infraorder Elateriformia > Superfamily Elateroidea > Family Lampyridae > Tribe Lampyrini > Genus Lampyris

Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1767)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Lampyris*	Geoffroy, 1762	accepted genus name
*Lampronetes*	Motschulsky, 1853	generic synonym
*Lamprotomus*	Motschulsky, 1853	generic synonym

Species group names

*Cantharis noctiluca*	Linnaeus, 1767	objective synonym
*Lampyris bellieri*	Reiche, 1858	subjective synonym
*Lampyris carreti*	Olivier, 1895	subjective synonym
*Lampyris longipennis*	Motschulsky, 1853	subjective synonym
*Lampyris minor*	Olivier, 1901	subjective synonym
*Lampyris obscurella*	Motschulsky, 1853	subjective synonym
*Lampyris parvicollis*	Olivier, 1901	subjective synonym
*Lampyris sibirica*	Gebler, 1847	subjective synonym
*Lampyris submucronata*	Rey, 1891	subjective synonym
*Lampyris thoracica*	Motschulsky, 1853	subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: bukureja; bukureza; çika e natës; çikëvera; çiklorja e natës; cilivilja; gacëngjigja; gacullina; vezullonja; vezullorja; xixëllonja sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.