These environments are ideal for their hunting habits and tendency to swarm in groups. Species Name: Melanerpes carolinus Length: 22 cm to 26 cm Weight: 56 grams to 91 grams Wingspan: 38 cm to 46 cm ...

Eusirus carolinus, has a red body with yellow eyes, “deep red” claws and a “pale red” tail, according to the study. The eyes are “large” and “well-pigmented,” the researchers said ...

Every year in late May or early June, hundreds of visitors near Elkmont Campground see the naturally occurring phenomenon of Photinus carolinus, a firefly species that flashes synchronously.

It's modeled after one at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park – where another species of synchronous firefly, Photinus carolinus, can be seen during a viewing event in early June.

The book tells the story of a single synchronous firefly named Pho — short for the species’ Latin name, Photinus carolinus — as he sets out to find a mate on a Smokies summer night.

Synchronous fireflies (Photinus carolinus) illuminate the forests of Watoga State Park, West Virginia, which were discovered in 2019 after efforts to achieve International Dark Sky status.

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FAUST: What the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has is Photinus carolinus. That is completely different from what is here at Congaree, is Photuris frontalis. Different genus, different everything.