Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Silent Firefly

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Silent Firefly
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Alectoria	Photinus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Photinus indictus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.