Black Firefly vs Dotted Firefly

Lucidota atra compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family same	Lampyridae	Lampyridae
Genus same	Lucidota	Lucidota
Species	Lucidota atra	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Firefly and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lucidota.

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black Firefly

The Black Firefly (Lucidota atra) is a species in the genus Lucidota. 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