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  3. Arthropods
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  5. Beetles
  6. Click, Firefly, and Soldier Beetles
  7. Fireflies
  8. Most observed native

Most observed native fireflies

Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.

Plant eaters All

1 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.

  • Greater Firefly Photinus megistus 336 observations

Flower visitors All

9 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.

  • Common Eastern Firefly Photinus pyralis 39,123 observations
  • Winter Firefly Photinus corruscus 27,994 observations
  • Black Firefly Lucidota atra 19,838 observations
  • Spring Treetop Flasher Pyractomena borealis 5,217 observations
  • Dark Firefly Pyropyga nigricans 3,490 observations
  • Say's Firefly Pyractomena angulata 1,116 observations
  • Dotted Firefly Lucidota punctata 236 observations
  • Flower Elf Pyropyga minuta 114 observations
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Other species All

80 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.

  • California Glowworm Photinus californicus 2,589 observations
  • Little Gray Firefly Photinus marginellus 1,539 observations
  • California Pink Glowworm Microphotus angustus 898 observations
  • Douglas Fir Glow-worm Pterotus obscuripennis 865 observations
  • Dixon's Striped Firefly Aspisoma ignitum 751 observations
  • Cape Breton Firefly Photuris fairchildi 470 observations
  • Sneaky Elf Pyropyga decipiens 389 observations
  • Blue Ghost Phausis reticulata 293 observations
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