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. 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 in northern Australia, 1861 Firefly (dinghy), 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, 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 Adobe Firefly, a generative artificial intelligence
Other uses Firefly Estate, Jamaica Firefly (website), an online community developed in the late 1990s
See also
Firefly Festival (disambiguation)
Fire (disambiguation) Fly (disambiguation)