Family

Fireflies

Lampyridae

23 species in our catalog · found in 22 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderColeoptera (Beetles)
FamilyLampyridae (Fireflies)

Species in this group

Nyctophila reichii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Photinus corrusca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lucidota atra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lampyris noctiluca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lampyris raymondi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eugeusis palpator

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aspisoma ignitum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pyractomena borealis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photuris frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Luciola italica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus californica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus pyralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lamprohiza mulsantii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vesta impressicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lamprohiza splendidula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lucidota amabilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aspisoma quasidiaphanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus marginellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phausis reticulata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lucidota punctata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Photinus carolinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Micronaspis floridana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Photinus aurora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fireflies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8 of 23	~40%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Little Gray Firefly			~10%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			<5%
	Blue Ghost			<5%
	Dotted Firefly			<5%
	Smokies Synchronous Firefly			<5%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 23	~30%
	Lampyris raymondi			~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
	Luciola italica			~10%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~30%
	Winter Firefly			~20%
	Black Firefly			~10%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~30%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Dotted Firefly			<5%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~20%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
6	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 23	~20%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			~20%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 23	~20%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
	Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm			~10%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			<5%
8	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~20%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			~10%
	Snappy Single Sync			~10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 23	~20%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
	Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm			~10%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			<5%
10	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	Black Firefly			~20%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~20%
	Lucidota amabilis			~10%
	Aspisoma quasidiaphanum			~10%
	Photinus aurora			<5%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
13	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 23	~10%
	Eugeusis palpator			~10%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 23	~10%
	Lesser Glowworm			~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
15	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 23	~10%
	Dixon's Striped Firefly			~10%
16	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	California Glowworm			~10%
17	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
18	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 23	~10%
	Vesta impressicollis			~10%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 23	~10%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			~10%
20	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Florida Intertidal Firefly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~30%
	Winter Firefly			~20%
	Black Firefly			~10%
2	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 23	~20%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			~20%
	Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm			<5%
3	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 23	~20%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
	Little Gray Firefly			<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
4	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			<5%
	Black Firefly			<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			<5%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
6	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			<5%
7	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			<5%
	Spring Treetop Flasher			<5%
8	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
	Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm			<5%
	Luciola italica			<5%
9	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
10	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
11	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
12	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
13	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
14	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~10%
	Black Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
15	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 23	~10%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			~10%
16	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
	Lesser Glowworm			<5%
17	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 23	~10%
	Lesser Glowworm			<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
18	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	~10%
	Lesser Glowworm			~10%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
20	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 23	~10%
	European Glow-Worm			~10%
21	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
22	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
23	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 23	<5%
	Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm			<5%
24	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
25	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 23	<5%
	Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm			<5%
26	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
27	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	<5%
	Lesser Glowworm			<5%
28	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
29	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
30	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%
31	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
32	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
33	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	<5%
	European Glow-Worm			<5%
34	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
35	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%
36	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Florida Intertidal Firefly			<5%

Fireflies

Species in this group

Mediterranean Pale Glow-Worm

Winter Firefly

Black Firefly

European Glow-Worm

Lampyris raymondi

Eugeusis palpator

Dixon's Striped Firefly

Spring Treetop Flasher

Snappy Single Sync

Luciola italica

California Glowworm

Common Eastern Firefly

Lesser Spectacled Glow-Worm

Vesta impressicollis

Lesser Glowworm

Lucidota amabilis

Aspisoma quasidiaphanum

Little Gray Firefly

Blue Ghost

Dotted Firefly

Smokies Synchronous Firefly

Florida Intertidal Firefly

Photinus aurora

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fireflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked