Common Species

Get to know your local firefly fauna! Below are some of the most commonly encountered fireflies in the US and Canada. To learn more about these species and determine if they might occur in your area, click the photos to check out their species profiles.

Black firefly, woodland lucy

Lucidota atra

Winter firefly

Photinus corruscus

Big dipper firefly, common eastern firefly

Photinus pyralis

Spring tree-top flasher, northern firefly

Pyractomena borealis

Marsh flicker, wiggle dancer

Pyractomena dispersa

Black-bordered elf, dark firefly

Pyropyga nigricans

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