Candle Firefly vs Northern Firefly

Pyractomena angulata compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candle Firefly	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Coleoptera (Käfer)
Family same	Lampyridae	Lampyridae
Genus same	Pyractomena	Pyractomena
Species	Pyractomena angulata	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Candle Firefly and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyractomena.

Conservation Status

Candle Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candle Firefly	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candle Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Candle Firefly

The Candle Firefly (Pyractomena angulata) is a species in the genus Pyractomena. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States