Bug FAQDark Firefly
Pyropyga nigricans · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Lampyridae
Also called: Black-bordered Elf
The dark firefly is a daytime beetle in the Lampyridae family. It is also called the black-bordered elf firefly. Its range stretches from central and eastern Mexico up through Canada across western North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is a diurnal beetle belonging to the firefly family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs widely in western North America, from central and eastern Mexico up to Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where is the dark firefly found?
It lives across western North America, from central and eastern Mexico through the United States into Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Lampyridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyropyga_nigricans
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