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INSECTS

Spring Treetop Flasher

Pyractomena borealis

Insects
Native
Spring Treetop Flasher, photo 1 of 5
Spring Treetop Flasher, Larva
Spring Treetop Flasher, Pupa

Beetle in the family Lampyridae.

There are 80 observations of Spring Treetop Flasher in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale18
  2. Estrie15
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  6. Outaouais5
  7. Lanaudière4
  8. Mauricie4
  9. Montréal4
  10. Montérégie3
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Winter FireflyPhotinus corruscus
Say's FireflyPyractomena angulata
Short-collared Soldier BeetlePodabrus brevicollis
Black FireflyLucidota atra