# fire beetle

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A luminous click beetle, Pyrophorus noctilucus
2. Any insect in the genus Melanophila

## Etymology
Pyrophorus noctilucus - because it looks like it is glowing, like fire.
Melanophila - because they seek out fire in order to mate and lay eggs in freshly burned wood.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fire-beetle