Spring Treetop Flasher
Pyractomena borealis
Reported in community sightings. Here's what we could gather about it from open sources.
Overview
Pyractomena borealis commonly known as the Spring tree-top flasher is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found in North America, where it has a very wide distribution, as it is known from Alberta east to the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and south to all US states east of the Mississippi River.
This summary comes from Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA: Pyractomena borealis
Sightings logged here
10 sightings of this species have been logged on Alitaptap.
When they have been seen
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Most reported in September.
70% of these 10 records were made in April and September. So far, records fall in only 5 of the twelve months.
This shows when 10 records were made, not when fireflies fly. A place people only visit in one season looks seasonal for that reason alone, so treat a thin month as “nobody looked” rather than “nothing there”.
Where people saw it
- Aroostook County, United States
- Haygood Dr NE, United States
- Pasto, Colombia
- Palmer Woods Natural Area, United States
- Covington, United States
Where and when it has been seen
| Place | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aroostook County, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Haygood Dr NE, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Pasto, Colombia | iNaturalist → | |
| Palmer Woods Natural Area, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Covington, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Covington, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Stafford, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Walnut Cove Ridge, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| West Chester, United States | iNaturalist → | |
| Winston Salem, United States | iNaturalist → |
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Sources & further reading
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