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.^[2][3][4]

Pyractomena borealis
Pyractomena borealis seen near the shore of the Ouelle River
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lampyridae
Genus:	Pyractomena
Species:	P. borealis
Binomial name
Pyractomena borealis (Randall, 1828)