Big Dipper Firefly vs Silent Firefly

Photinus pyralis compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)
Family same	Lampyridae	Lampyridae
Genus same	Photinus	Photinus
Species	Photinus pyralis	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Silent 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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States