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Firefly (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ254984 ↗
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Firefly is a common name for a bioluminescent beetle in the family Lampyridae.

Firefly or fireflies may also refer to:

Organizations and companies

Firefly (airline), a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines

Firefly (car rental), 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, a New England regional burning event

Firefly Distillery, a distillery based in South Carolina that manufactures a line of vodka products

Firefly (marque), an electric car brand owned by Nio Inc.

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), a character in the Archie comic book universe

Firefly (G.I. Joe), a villain in the G.I. Joe universe, member of Cobra

Firefly (Honkai: Star Rail), a character featured in the Penacony chapter of the game Honkai: Star Rail

Rufus T. Firefly, a character played by Groucho Marx in the 1933 film Duck Soup

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

Firefly (2023 film), a Philippine film directed by Zig Dulay

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 (Australian TV series), a 2004 Australian TV series

Fireflies (2018 film), an Indian Meitei-language documentary film

Fireflies (Israeli TV series), a 2025 Israeli TV series

Fireflies: Parth Aur Jugnu, an Indian web series

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 (writer)

Fireflies (novel), a 1970 novel by Shiva Naipaul

The Firefly, a 2003 novel by P. T. Deutermann

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, 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" (Martin Garrix and U2 song), 2026

"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 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

"Firefly", a song by Saves the Day on their 2001 Stay What You Are 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

"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 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

"Firefly", a song by Jim Yosef for NoCopyrightSounds

"Fireflies", a song by Doechii from her 2024 Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape

Other uses in entertainment

The Firefly (operetta), by Rudolf Friml

Firefly Role-Playing Game, a role-playing game based on the TV series by Joss Whedon, published by Margaret Weis Productions

Firefly: The Game, a board game based on the TV series by Joss Whedon, published by Gale Force Nine

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

Firefly (vehicle), an electric subcompact hatchback sold by Nio Inc's Firefly marque

Pontiac Firefly, a subcompact automobile based on the Suzuki Cultus

Fiat Global Small Engine, marketed as "Firefly"

Rail

Firefly (train), a U.S. passenger train operated by the St.

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