Effects of temperature on the development and reproduction of the Luciola lateralis were investigated at various temperatures. The development time of eggs, larvae, and pupae were shorter at higher temperatures than at lower ones. The insect did not develop at 10$^{circ}C$ and 35$^{circ}C$. The hatchability was 61.5% at 15$^{circ}C$, 73.9% at 20$^{circ}C$, 93.3% at 23$^{circ}C$, 91.8% at 25$^{circ}C$, 74.0% at 27$^{circ}C$, and 46.0% at 30$^{circ}C$, indicating the best hatchability rate at the temperature condition of 23 DC. Larval periods were 341.5:t 23.2 days at 15$^{circ}C$, 265.5${pm}$17.5 days at 20$^{circ}C$, and 250.9${pm}$11.7 days at 25$^{circ}C$. Pupal periods were 94.7${pm}$11.5 days at 15$^{circ}C$, 41.7${pm}$9.1 days at 20$^{circ}C$, and 18.5${pm}$7A days at 25$^{circ}C$. Emergence rate was 23.3, 89.3 and 80.7%, respectively at the above temperatures. Adult longevity of female was 18.0 days at 15$^{circ}C$, 2004 days at 20$^{circ}C$, 10.7 days at 25$^{circ}C$, and 5.8 days at 30$^{circ}C$. Mean fecundity per female was higher at 20$^{circ}C$ compared with at other temperatures. The developmental zero point temperatures (1) and the total effect temperatures (I<) of egg, larva, pupa, and complete development were 10.6, 14.0, and l3.1$^{circ}C$ and 214.8, 1,564.8, and 229.2 degree-days, respectively. Mean generation time in days (T) was shorter at higher temperature. Net reproductive rate per generation (Ra) was the lowest at the highest temperature as well as at the lowest, and it was 177.19 which was the highest at 23$^{circ}C$. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (r$sub$m/) was highest at 27$^{circ}C$ as 0.019. As a result, optimum range of temperature for L. lateralis growth was between 20-25$^{circ}C$.