Photinus (Rover Fireflies)

Species in this group

Photinus corrusca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Photinus californica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus pyralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus marginellus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Photinus carolinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Photinus aurora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rover 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	4 of 6	~30%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Little Gray Firefly			~10%
	Smokies Synchronous Firefly			<5%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Winter Firefly			~20%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
4	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Winter Firefly			~10%
5	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	California Glowworm			~10%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Photinus aurora			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Winter Firefly			~20%
2	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
3	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
4	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
7	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~10%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
	Little Gray Firefly			<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
8	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
9	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Eastern Firefly			~10%
10	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
11	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%
12	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
13	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Winter Firefly			<5%
14	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
15	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Eastern Firefly			<5%
16	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	California Glowworm			<5%

Rover Fireflies

Species in this group

Winter Firefly

California Glowworm

Common Eastern Firefly

Little Gray Firefly

Smokies Synchronous Firefly

Photinus aurora

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Rover Fireflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked