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'''[[Firefly]]''' is a common name for a bioluminescent beetle in the family Lampyridae.

'''Firefly''' or '''fireflies''' may also refer to:

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==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)|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 (1933 film)|Duck Soup]]''
* The Fireflies, a rebel militia in the game ''[[The Last of Us (video game)|The Last of Us]]''

===Film and television===
* [[Firefly (TV series)|''Firefly'' (TV series)]], a 2002 science fiction TV program created by Joss Whedon
** [[Firefly (franchise)|''Firefly'' (franchise)]], a science fiction franchise stemming from the TV program created by Joss Whedon
* [[Firefly (2000 film)|''Firefly'' (2000 film)]], a Japanese film directed by Naomi Kawase
* [[Firefly (2005 film)|''Firefly'' (2005 film)]], an independent film directed by Pete Marcy
* [[Firefly (2023 film)|''Firefly'' (2023 film)]], a Philippine film directed by Zig Dulay
* [[The Firefly (1937 film)|''The Firefly'' (1937 film)]], the 1937 film adaptation of the Rudolf Friml operetta starring Allan Jones
* [[The Firefly (Fringe)|"The Firefly" (''Fringe'')]], a 2011 episode of the television series ''Fringe''
* [[The Firefly (2015 film)|''The Firefly'' (2015 film)]], a Colombian film directed by Ana Maria Hermida
* [[Fireflies (2014 film)|''Fireflies'' (2014 film)]], a Bollywood film by Sabal Singh Shekhawat
* [[Fireflies (Australian TV series)|''Fireflies'' (Australian TV series)]], a 2004 Australian TV series
* [[Fireflies (2018 film)|''Fireflies'' (2018 film)]], an Indian Meitei-language documentary film
* [[Fireflies (Israeli TV series)|''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)|''Firefly'' (novel)]], a 2021 novel by Philippa Dowding
* ''Fireflies'', a 1988 memoir by [[David Morrell (writer)]]
* [[Fireflies (novel)|''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)|''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)|''Firefly'' (Emily Remler album)]], 1981
* [[Firefly (Jeremy Steig album)|''Firefly'' (Jeremy Steig album)]], 1977
* [[Firefly (TNT album)|''Firefly'' (TNT album)]], 1997
* [[Firefly (Uriah Heep album)|''Firefly'' (Uriah Heep album)]], 1977
* [[Firefly (Sara Storer album)|''Firefly'' (Sara Storer album)]], 2005
* ''Firefly'', a 2001 album by [[Garnet Rogers]]
* [[Fireflies (Faith Hill album)|''Fireflies'' (Faith Hill album)]], 2005
* [[Fireflies (Frodus album)|''Fireflies'' (Frodus album)]], 1995
* ''Fireflies'', 1998, by Rubygrass, fronted by [[Oskar Saville]]

====Songs====
* [[Firefly (Christina Metaxa song)|"Firefly" (Christina Metaxa song)]], the Cypriot entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, sung by Christina Metaxa
* [[Firefly (Cy Coleman song)|"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 (album)|Cheek to Cheek]]''
* [[Firefly (InMe song)|"Firefly" (InMe song)]], 2002
* [[Fireflies (Leona Lewis song)|"Fireflies" (Leona Lewis song)]], 2012
* [[Fireflies (Owl City song)|"Fireflies" (Owl City song)]], 2009
* [[Fireflies (Zendaya song)|"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)|Camp]]'' album
* "Firefly", a song by American Music Club on their 1988 ''[[California (American Music Club album)|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]]
* "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)|''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)|''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
* {{HMS|Firefly}}, 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
* [[Adobe Firefly]], a generative artificial intelligence

==Other uses==
* [[Firefly Estate]], Jamaica
* [[Firefly (website)]], an online community developed in the late 1990s

==See also==
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* [[Firefly Festival (disambiguation)]]
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* [[Fire (disambiguation)]]
* [[Fly (disambiguation)]]

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SimoneMarina699 at 02:02, 25 May 2026