Big Dipper Firefly vs black wattle

Photinus pyralis compared with Acacia plectocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lampyridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Photinus	Acacia
Species	Photinus pyralis	Acacia plectocarpa

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.