If nothing else, Gov. Eric Holcomb can check off one box from the legislative agenda he laid out at the start of the year. Indiana has an official state insect. “I know this bill bugged some of my ...

Pennsylvania's state insect is the eye-catching firefly. Its scientific name is "Photuris pennsylvanica."The firefly was named the state insect on April 10, 1974.A stunning sight during midsummer ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Fireflies are a beloved sign of summer and Pennsylvania’s state insect, but along with other insects around the globe, experts worry that their populations are declining due to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cumberland Elementary School students have created a petition they hope will create more momentum in their quest to name the Say's firefly Indiana's state insect. A ...

It’s an age-old debate that divides families, friends, states and nations: Lightning bugs or fireflies? You chased them as a kid, captured them in your hands. Maybe even put them in jars for an hour ...

Illinois has its Monarch butterfly. Ohio has its ladybug. And Indiana has, well, nothing. No official state insect. Now a second-grade class at Cumberland Elementary School in West Lafayette has ...

In 2012, firefly expert Lynn Faust made a surprising phone call to the owners of the Black Caddis, a bed and breakfast in rural Pennsylvania: There had been reports of the insects flashing in unison ...

It’s a proposal that’s been kicked around for decades in the General Assembly, but now the stars seemed aligned for 2018. Nope, not Sunday liquor sales. The flashy firefly is poised, in all its ...