superfamily
Click, Firefly, and Soldier Beetles
Elateroidea
Field notes
The Elateroidea are a large superfamily of beetles. It contains the familiar click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles and their relatives. It consists of about 25,000 species.
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- Wireworms 327 native
- Soldier Beetles 110 native
- Fireflies 92 native
- Net-winged Beetles 37 native
- False Click Beetles 31 native
- Glowworm Beetles 13 native
- False Soldier Beetles and False Fireflies 3 native
- Small False Click Beetles 3 native
- Soft-bodied Plant Beetles 3 native
- Long-lipped Beetles 2 native
- Texas Beetles 1 native
- Rare Click Beetles 1 native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native click, firefly, and soldier beetles All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
45,647 observations
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Common Eastern Firefly
Photinus pyralis
39,123 observations
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Margined Leatherwing Beetle
Chauliognathus marginatus
29,890 observations
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Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus
28,296 observations
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Black Firefly
Lucidota atra
19,838 observations
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Monocrepidius lividus
7,460 observations
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Wrinkled Soldier Beetle
Podabrus rugosulus
6,054 observations
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Sweet Click Beetle
Aeolus mellillus
5,080 observations
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Colorado Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus basalis
2,694 observations
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California Glowworm
Photinus californicus
2,589 observations
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Western Banded Glowworm
Zarhipis integripennis
1,123 observations
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Cultellunguis americanus
1,038 observations
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Three-ribbed Soldier Beetle
Podabrus tricostatus
954 observations
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California Pink Glowworm
Microphotus angustus
898 observations
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Douglas Fir Glow-worm
Pterotus obscuripennis
865 observations