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INSECTS

Winter Firefly

Photinus corruscus

Insects
Winter Firefly, photo 1 of 5
Winter Firefly, Pupa
Winter Firefly, photo 3 of 5

Beetle in the family Lampyridae.

There are 952 observations of Winter Firefly in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May, but it is reported every month.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale150
  2. Estrie138
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent116
  4. Montérégie108
  5. Outaouais89
  6. Laurentides60
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean48
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue45
  9. Lanaudière43
  10. Mauricie41
  11. Côte-Nord30
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches29
  13. Montréal20
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  15. Centre-du-Québec14
  16. Laval4

Similar species

Black FireflyLucidota atra
Spring Treetop FlasherPyractomena borealis
Neglected Soldier BeetleAtalantycha neglecta
Margined Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma noveboracense
Three-ribbed Soldier BeetlePodabrus tricostatus
Dark FireflyPyropyga nigricans
Tooth-bearing soldier beetleAtalantycha dentigera
Pilose Checkered BeetleChariessa pilosa
Cylindrical Click BeetleSylvanelater cylindriformis
Say's FireflyPyractomena angulata
American Carrion BeetleNecrophila americana
Short-collared Soldier BeetlePodabrus brevicollis