Delayed Photinus Firefly vs Silent Firefly

Photinus ignitus compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)
Family same	Lampyridae	Lampyridae
Genus same	Photinus	Photinus
Species	Photinus ignitus	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Delayed Photinus Firefly and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Photinus.

Conservation Status

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delayed Photinus Firefly	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States