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Pyractomena borealis

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.

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Pyractomena borealis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Pyractomena
Species:
P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyractomena borealis
(Randall, 1828)

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.234

References

References

  1. Walker, A.; Lewis, S. (2021). "Pyractomena borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T164044849A166771358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164044849A166771358.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Pyractomena borealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Pyractomena borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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