In Colombia under a vehicle lights. Taillights from a motorcycle or auto. In Colombia we say indigenous or cucuyus in a class of insects bioluminescent beetles, which produce light as fireflies. they belong to the family Elateridae. They are also called bugs, saltapericos, cocubanos, taca-tacas, copechis, achones, carbuncos. They belong to the genus Pyrophorus and the scientific name for the most common species is Pyrophorus noctilucus.
Pyrophorus is a genus of the Group beetles from the family Elateridae known commonly as tuco-tucos, indigenous, smallest, cocuys, cucubanos, saltapericos, cucayos, TACA or taguinches. Another name is alua.1 they are bioluminescent ( they produce light ) although they are not related to fireflies.They are typical of the warm-lined areas of America, mainly abounding in the inter-tropical areas and subtropical ( in Argentina until approximately the parallel 30 ° S ).The name of the genus comes from the Greek fire, pyro, carrier and phorus. The common name, " 34 tuco; comes from quechua meaning " 34 Firefly; OWL and also spirit.
