Firefly (disambiguation)

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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 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
Rufus T. Firefly, a character played by Groucho Marx in the 1933 film Duck Soup
The Firefly family, a group of characters created by Rob Zombie
The Fireflies, a rebel militia in the game The Last of Us
Firefly, a character featured in the Penacony chapter of the game Honkai: Star Rail

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 (TV series), a 2004 Australian TV series
Fireflies (2018 film), an Indian Meitei-language documentary film
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
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" (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

Other uses in entertainment

The Firefly (operetta), by Rudolf Friml
Firefly Role-Playing Game, a role-playing game by Margaret Weis Productions

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

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
HMS Firefly, 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