Big Dipper Firefly vs Little Gray Firefly

Photinus pyralis compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Lampyridae	Lampyridae
Genus same	Photinus	Photinus
Species	Photinus pyralis	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Little Gray Firefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Photinus.

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Little Gray Firefly
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.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada