Spring Firefly vs Aleochara Parasitoid Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Spring Firefly Aleochara Parasitoid Rove Beetle
Scientific Name Photinus ardens Aleochara bilineata
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Lampyridae Staphylinidae
Size 5-8 mm 5-7 mm
Habitat Woodlands Farmland
Diet Predators Predators
Regions North America Europe, North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Spring Firefly

A small early-season firefly of the eastern United States with a distinctive fast double-pulse flash pattern. It has a dark body with a pinkish-red pronotum and is among the first fireflies to appear each year.

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Did You Know?

This species often begins flashing earlier in the evening than most other North American fireflies.

Aleochara Parasitoid Rove Beetle

A small, dark rove beetle whose larvae are parasitoids of cabbage root fly pupae. Adults are also active predators of fly eggs and small insects.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the few beetles with parasitoid larvae, which develop inside and consume fly pupae from within.