Black Bent vs Dark Firefly

Agrostis gigantea compared with Pyropyga nigricans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Dark Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lampyridae
Genus	Agrostis	Pyropyga
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Pyropyga nigricans

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Dark Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States