India, March 13 -- Scientists have compiled the first comprehensive checklist of India's fireflies, documenting 92 species across 27 genera

More than 60% of the recorded species are endemic to India, highlighting the country's unique insect diversity

The Western Ghats emerged as the region with the highest occurrence of fireflies

Researchers warn that light pollution, habitat loss and pesticides are contributing to the decline of firefly populations

Researchers have compiled the first comprehensive checklist of fireflies recorded in India, documenting 92 species, more than 60 per cent of which are endemic to the country.

The study, published in the journal Zootaxa, brings together more than two centuries of scientific records and pro...