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, 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, 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), 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''

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

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 ''Tr3s Lunas'' is the 21st studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released in June 2002 by Warner Music Spain. After his previous album ''The Millennium Bell'' (1999), Oldfield started work on his first release for Music ...

'' 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'' album * "Firefly", a song by Blackfield on their 2013 album, '' Blackfield IV'' * "Firefly", a song by A*Teens on their 2001 ''Teen Spirit (album), Teen Spirit'' album * "Firefly", a song by Saves the Day on their 2001 ''Stay What You Are'' album * "Firefly", a song by BeForU on their 2003 BeForU (album), self-titled album * "Firefly", a song by Breaking Benjamin on their 2004 ''We Are Not Alone (Breaking Benjamin album), We Are Not Alone'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Fleetwood Mac on their 1980 album ''Live (Fleetwood Mac album), Live'' * "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'' * "Fireflies", a song by JJ Grey & MOFRO on their 2004 album ''Lochloosa'' * "Fireflies", a song by Finch on their 2005 ''Say Hello to Sunshine'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Rhett Miller on his 2006 ''The Believer (Rhett Miller album), The Believer'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Chris Garneau from his 2009 ''El Radio'' album * "Fireflies", a song by Richard Rawson 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'', 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, a 1930s British biplane fighter * Kolb Firefly, an American ultralight aircraft * MBB Lampyridae 'Firefly', a German stealth fighter project during the 1980s * Slingsby T67 Firefly, a British light training aircraft

Drones

* Globe KD2G Firefly, an American target drone * Ryan AQM-91 Firefly, an American long-range reconnaissance drone

Helicopters

* Sikorsky Firefly, an all-electric helicopter built for research purposes

Land

Automobile

* Pontiac Firefly, a subcompact automobile based on the Suzuki Cultus * Fiat Global Small Engine, marketed as "Firefly"

Rail

* Firefly (train), ''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

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#HMVS Victoria, Burke and Wills expedition in northern Australia, 1861 * Firefly (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy * Firefly (Taiping Rebellion steamer), ''Firefly'' (Taiping Rebellion steamer), an armed Chinese steamer used in the 1860s * , several ships of the Royal Navy * HMT Firefly, HMT ''Firefly'', a British trawler that operated between 1930 and 1961 * USS Firefly (1814), USS ''Firefly'' (1814), a brig formerly named ''Volant''

Space

* FireFly (spacecraft), an asteroid-searching spacecraft proposed by Deep Space Industries * Firefly Alpha, 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), a simplified cellphone designed for young children

Computers

* Firefly (supercomputer), a supercomputer * DEC Firefly, a multiprocessor workstation

Software

* Firefly (cache coherence protocol), a method of caching used in the DEC Firefly * Firefly (computer program), an ''ab initio'' computational chemistry software * Firefly (key exchange protocol), a security protocol used in telephony * Fireflies (computer graphics), a rendering artifact * Firefly algorithm, an algorithm for mathematical optimization * Firefly Media Server, an audio media server for the Roku SoundBridge and iTunes

Other uses

* Firefly Estate, Jamaica * Firefly (website), an online community developed in the late 1990s