Fireflies

Lampyridae · 9 species

In Québec, the family Lampyridae (order Coleoptera) counts 9 species of insects. The stars? Winter Firefly, Black Firefly and Spring Treetop Flasher, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 7 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie7
  2. Montérégie7
  3. Capitale-Nationale6
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  5. Mauricie5
  6. Montréal5
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  9. Outaouais4
  10. Côte-Nord4
  11. Lanaudière4
  12. Centre-du-Québec4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  14. Laurentides3
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  16. Laval2