Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

is a common name for a bioluminescent beetle in the family Lampyridae. Firefly or fireflies may also refer to:

Organizations and companies

Firefly (airline) Firefly (stylised as firefly) is a low-cost carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines that offers flights within Malaysia, as well as to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Firefly operates from its main hub at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport i ...

, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines *

Firefly (car rental) Firefly Car Rental is a low cost American car rental brand owned by The Hertz Corporation. Hertz developed the new brand to replace Advantage Rent a Car which had to be sold following the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Dollar ...

, an international car hire company owned by Hertz * Firefly Aerospace, a private aerospace firm based in Austin, Texas; formerly "Firefly Space Systems" *

Firefly Arts Collective Firefly Arts Collective is an American non-profit organization that facilitates the annual New England regional burner festival 'Firefly'. Firefly is a regional event inspired by the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada. Firefly is held in Verm ...

, a New England regional burning event *

Firefly Distillery Firefly Distillery is a company located near Park Circle North Charleston, South Carolina, that produces a line of alcoholic beverages and licenses its brand name to the Sazerac Company for Firefly branded products produced elsewhere. Some Firefly b ...

, a distillery based in South Carolina that manufactures a line of vodka products * Firefly Tonics, an English producer of fruit juice drinks with added herbal extracts * Firefly Learning, an educational technology company from London *

Firefly Studios Firefly Studios Limited (also stylized as FireFly Studios) is a British video game developer based in London. Formed in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, the company focuses on historic real-time strategy games for ...

, a computer game developer from London

Entertainment

Fictional elements

* Firefly (DC Comics), a Batman villain *

Firefly (Archie Comics) Firefly is a fictional comic book character created by Harry Shorten and Bob Wood for MLJ Comics in 1940. He first appeared in '' Top-Notch Comics'' #8. Artist Warren King and writer Joe Blair loaned their talents to many of the Firefly's instal ...

, a character in the Archie comic book universe *

Firefly (G.I. Joe) Firefly is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is a mercenary who works for the Cobra Organization as a saboteur. He is portrayed by Ray Stevenson in the 2013 film '' G.I. Jo ...

, a villain in the G.I. Joe universe, member of Cobra * Rufus T. Firefly, a character played by Groucho Marx in the 1933 film ''

Duck Soup Duck soup may refer to: * ''Duck Soup'' (1933 film), starring the Marx Brothers * ''Duck Soup'' (1927 film), featuring Laurel and Hardy * Oritang, Korean duck soup * "Duck Soup", an episode of '' Even Stevens'' * "Duck Soup", a song by Baba Broo ...

'' * The Firefly family, a group of characters created by Rob Zombie * The Fireflies, a rebel militia in the game ''

The Last of Us ''The Last of Us'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. ' ...

Film and television

* ''Firefly'' (TV series), a 2002 science fiction TV program created by Joss Whedon ** ''Firefly'' (franchise), a science fiction franchise stemming from the TV program created by Joss Whedon * ''Firefly'' (2000 film), a Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase * ''Firefly'' (2005 film), an independent film directed by Pete Marcy * ''The Firefly'' (1937 film), the 1937 film adaptation of the Rudolf Friml operetta starring Allan Jones * "The Firefly" (''Fringe''), a 2011 episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''The Firefly'' (2015 film), a Colombian film directed by Ana Maria Hermida * ''Fireflies'' (2014 film), a Bollywood film by Sabal Singh Shekhawat * ''Fireflies'' (TV series), a 2004 Australian TV series * ''Fireflies'' (2018 film), a Meitei language documentary film

Literature

* ''Firefly'', a 1990 science-fiction novel by Piers Anthony * ''Firefly'' (novel), a 2021 novel by Philippa Dowding * ''Fireflies'', a 1988 memoir by David Morrell * ''Fireflies'' (novel), a 1970 novel by Shiva Naipaul * ''The Firefly'', a 2003 novel by

P. T. Deutermann Peter T. "P.T." Deutermann (born December 27, 1941) is an American writer of mystery, police procedural and thriller novels. Deutermann served in the United States Navy for 26 years, earning 19 medals and decorations and retiring with the rank o ...

Music

* Firefly Music Festival, an annual American music festival held in Dover, Delaware * ''The Firefly'' (operetta), a 1912 operetta by Rudolf Friml

Bands

* Fire Flies, an American rock band based in New York City *

The Fireflies The Fireflies were an American doo-wop group from Long Island, New York, from the late 1950s to early 1960s. They were one of the first groups in which all band members both sang and played instruments. In addition, they were the first all-white ...

, an American doo wop group * Firefly (band), the Filipino Indie rock bands

Albums

* ''Firefly'' (Emily Remler album), 1981 * ''Firefly'' (Jeremy Steig album), 1977 * ''Firefly'' (TNT album), 1997 * ''Firefly'' (Uriah Heep album), 1977 * ''Firefly'' (Sara Storer album), 2005 * ''Firefly'', a 2001 album by

Garnet Rogers Garnet Rogers (born May 1955) is a Canadian folk musician, singer, songwriter and composer. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario with roots in Nova Scotia. He began his professional career working with his older brother, folk musician Stan Rogers, an ...

* ''Fireflies'' (Faith Hill album), 2005 * ''Fireflies'' (Frodus album), 1995 * ''Fireflies'', 1998, by Rubygrass, fronted by

Oskar Saville Oskar Saville is the former lead singer of Chicago-based Rubygrass, and is also a solo artist. She served as lead vocalist for 10,000 Maniacs 10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band that was founded in 1981. They have released nine ...

Songs

* "Firefly" (Christina Metaxa song), the Cypriot entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, sung by Christina Metaxa * "Firefly" (Cy Coleman song), recorded by Tony Bennett in 1958 ** "Firefly", a song recorded by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga on their 2014 album '' Cheek to Cheek'' * "Firefly" (InMe song), 2002 * "Fireflies" (Leona Lewis song), 2012 * "Fireflies" (Owl City song), 2009 * "Fireflies" (Zendaya song), 2013 * "Fire Fly", a song by Mike Oldfield on his 2002 '' Tres Lunas'' album * "Fire Fly", a song by Childish Gambino on his 2011 ''

Camp Camp may refer to: Outdoor accommodation and recreation * Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site * a temporary settlement for nomads * Camp, a term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to descri ...

'' album * "Firefly", a song by American Music Club on their 1988 ''

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

'' album * "Firefly", a song by Blackfield on their 2013 album, ''

Blackfield IV ''Blackfield IV'' is the fourth studio album by Blackfield, the musical collaboration by Aviv Geffen and Steven Wilson. Similar to their third album, '' Welcome to My DNA'', Geffen has taken over more active duties on the album while Wilson focu ...

'' * "Firefly", a song by A*Teens on their 2001 '' Teen Spirit'' album * "Firefly", a song by Saves the Day on their 2001 ''

Stay What You Are ''Stay What You Are'' is the third studio album from American rock band Saves the Day, released in 2001. The album received positive reviews from critics at the time of its release and remains an influential album in the emo and pop punk genres. ...

'' album * "Firefly", a song by BeForU on their 2003 self-titled album * "Firefly", a song by Breaking Benjamin on their 2004 '' We Are Not Alone'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Fleetwood Mac on their 1980 album ''

Live Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums ...

'' * "Fire Flies", a song by Gorillaz on their 2018 album '' The Now Now'' * "Fireflies", a song by Patti Smith from her 1996 album ''

Gone Again ''Gone Again'' is the sixth studio album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The production of the record was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith's close friends and peers, including her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her b ...

'' * "Fireflies", a song by JJ Grey & MOFRO on their 2004 album ''

Lochloosa ''Lochloosa'' is the second studio album by the Jacksonville, Florida-based band MOFRO. The album was inspired by Lochloosa Lake, which embodies the natural part of the Florida heartland that the band often sings about in their songs. Track list ...

'' * "Fireflies", a song by Finch on their 2005 ''

Say Hello to Sunshine ''Say Hello to Sunshine'' is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band Finch. Following the release of their debut album ''What It Is to Burn'' (2002), the group signed to MCA Records, which soon afterwards was absorbed into Geffen Re ...

'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Rhett Miller on his 2006 ''

The Believer Believer(s) or The Believer(s) may refer to: Religion * Believer, a person who holds a particular belief ** Believer, a person who holds a particular religious belief *** Believers, Christians with a religious faith in the divine Christ *** Beli ...

'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Chris Garneau from his 2009 ''

El Radio ''El Radio'' (2009) is Chris Garneau's second full-length album, released on US label Absolutely Kosher Records, and European label Fargo Records, in July 2009. Critical reception El Radio has proven extremely successful with Garneau's fans, thou ...

'' album * "Fireflies", a song by

Richard Rawson Richard Rawson (born 5 February 1987), better known by his stage name Fazer, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. He is popularly known as the member of hip hop trio N-Dubz releasing three studio albums and winni ...

featuring Tom Parker * "Euphoria (Firefly)", a song by Delerium * "Fireflies", a song by Sam and the Womp

Other uses in entertainment

* ''The Firefly'' (operetta), by Rudolf Friml * ''

Firefly Role-Playing Game The ''Firefly Role-Playing Game'' is a science fiction role-playing game released in 2014, written by Monica Valentinelli and set in the universe of the Joss Whedon television show ''Firefly''. It was produced by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd ...

'', a role-playing game by Margaret Weis Productions

Vehicles and transportation technology

Air

Airplanes

* Fairey Firefly, a 1940s British, naval, reconnaissance and fighter aircraft * Fairey Firefly I, a 1920s British biplane fighter project (cancelled) *

Fairey Firefly IIM The Fairey Firefly IIM was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of all-metal construction. Built by Fairey Aviation Company Limited, it served principally with the Belgian Air Force throughout the 1930 ...

, a 1930s British biplane fighter *

Kolb Firefly The Kolb Firefly is an American open cockpit, single seat, high wing, pusher configuration, conventional landing gear-equipped ultralight aircraft that is produced in kit form by New Kolb Aircraft of London, Kentucky and intended for amateu ...

, an American ultralight aircraft *

MBB Lampyridae The MBB Lampyridae (Latin for Firefly) was a low-observable medium missile fighter (MRMF) developed during the 1980s by the West German aerospace company Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).

'Firefly', a German stealth fighter project during the 1980s * Slingsby T67 Firefly, a British light training aircraft

Drones

Globe KD2G Firefly The Globe KD2G Firefly was a pulsejet-powered American target drone, built by the Globe Aircraft Corporation for operation by the United States Navy in the late 1940s, seeing operational use into the mid-1950s. Design and development The KD2G w ...

, an American target drone *

Ryan AQM-91 Firefly The Ryan AQM-91 Firefly was a developmental drone developed during the Vietnam War to perform long-range reconnaissance, especially into China. Development The Ryan Model 147 Lightning Bug reconnaissance drone was enjoying success in Vietnam ...

, an American long-range reconnaissance drone

Helicopters

Sikorsky Firefly The Sikorsky Firefly is an all-electric helicopter built for research purposes by Sikorsky Aircraft. It has been called the world's "first all-electric helicopter". The Firefly is a modified Sikorsky S-300C helicopter with its engine replaced b ...

, an all-electric helicopter built for research purposes

Land

Automobile

* Pontiac Firefly, a subcompact automobile based on the Suzuki Cultus *

Fiat Global Small Engine The FCA Global Small Engine (or GSE, marketed as FireFly) is a new family of engines produced by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles or (FCA) starting in 2016, and subsequently Stellantis, gradually replacing the FIRE (including MultiAir versions) and SGE ...

, marketed as "Firefly"

Rail

* ''Firefly'' (train), a U.S. passenger train operated by the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway * GWR Firefly Class, a class of steam locomotive on the Great Western Railway * ''Firefly'', a steam locomotive operated by the

Orange and Alexandria Railroad The Orange and Alexandria Railroad (O&A) was a railroad in Virginia, United States. Chartered in 1848, it eventually extended from Alexandria to Gordonsville, with another section from Charlottesville to Lynchburg. The road played a crucial rol ...

Military

* Sherman Firefly, a British variant of the M4 Sherman military tank

Nautical

* ''Firefly'' (1843), a ship used by the colony of Victoria for a rescue party for the Burke and Wills expedition in northern Australia, 1861 *

Firefly (dinghy) The Firefly is a British sailboat that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one design racer and first built in 1946. The boat was originally named the Sea Swallow. It was an Olympic class and raced at the 1948 Olympics. Production The design was ...

, a type of sailing dinghy * ''Firefly'' (Taiping Rebellion steamer), an armed Chinese steamer used in the 1860s * , several ships of the Royal Navy * HMT ''Firefly'', a British trawler that operated between 1930 and 1961 * USS ''Firefly'' (1814), a brig formerly named ''Volant''

Space

* FireFly (spacecraft), an asteroid-searching spacecraft proposed by Deep Space Industries *

Firefly Alpha Firefly Alpha (Firefly α) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle developed by the American company Firefly Aerospace to compete in the commercial small satellite launch market. Alpha is intended to provide launch options for both ...

, a small orbital-class rocket in development

Technology

Hardware

* Firefly PC Remote, a remote control by SnapStream Media used to control Windows-based computers *

Firefly (mobile phone) Firefly was a cellphone aimed at parents to give to their children. Features The address book button has up to 20 phone numbers in it. These are to be programmed in by the guardian/parent, who knows a PIN A pin is a device used for fastening ...

, a simplified cellphone designed for young children

Computers

Firefly (supercomputer) The Firefly computer is a high-performance computer cluster housed at the Holland Computing Center located inside of the Peter Kiewit Institute at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Specifications The system runs on 1,151 compute nodes, 871 have ...

, a supercomputer * DEC Firefly, a multiprocessor workstation

Software

Firefly (cache coherence protocol) The Firefly cache coherence protocol is the schema used in the DEC Firefly multiprocessor workstation, developed by DEC Systems Research Center. This protocol is a 3 State Write Update Cache Coherence Protocol. Unlike the Dragon protocol, the Firef ...

, a method of caching used in the DEC Firefly *

Firefly (computer program) Firefly, formerly named PC GAMESS, is an ab initio computational chemistry program for Intel-compatible x86, x86-64 processors based on GAMESS (US) sources. However, it has been mostly rewritten (60-70% of the code), especially in platform-speci ...

, an ''ab initio'' computational chemistry software *

Firefly (key exchange protocol) Firefly is a U.S. National Security Agency public-key key exchange protocol, used in EKMS, the STU-III STU-III (Secure Telephone Unit - third generation) is a family of secure telephones introduced in 1987 by the NSA for use by the United State ...

, a security protocol used in telephony * Fireflies (computer graphics), a rendering artifact *

Firefly algorithm In mathematical optimization, the firefly algorithm is a metaheuristic proposed by Xin-She Yang and inspired by the flashing behavior of fireflies. Algorithm In pseudocode the algorithm can be stated as: Begin 1) Objective function: ...

, an algorithm for mathematical optimization *

Firefly Media Server Firefly Media Server (formerly mt-daapd) is an open-source audio media server (or daemon) for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes. It serves media files using Roku Server Protocol (RSP) and Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP). Features Its feature ...

, an audio media server for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes

Other uses

Firefly Estate Firefly Estate, located east of Oracabessa, Jamaica, is the burial place of Sir Noël Coward and his former holiday home. It is now listed as a National Heritage Site by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Although the setting is Edenic, the ho ...

, Jamaica *

Firefly (website) Firefly.com (1995–1999) was a community website featuring collaborative filtering. History The Firefly website was created by Firefly Network, Inc.(originally known as Agents Inc.) The company was founded in March 1995 by a group of engineer ...

, an online community developed in the late 1990s