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There is an entire family called by that common name, so you'd have to be more specific if you wanted to know a particular... well, species.

The name for the family is Lampyridae.

The most common of the species called "lightning bugs" in the US is probably Photinus pyralis. Another species is Photuris pennsylvanica.

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The scientific name of a lightning bug is Photinus pyralis.

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Photinus sp.

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