Ellychnia corrusca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Family: | Lampyridae |
Subfamily: | Lampyrinae |
Genus: | Ellychnia |
Species: | E. corrusca |
Binomial name | |
Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767 |
Ellychnia corrusca, or winter firefly, is a species of firefly in the genus Ellychnia. It is a lantern-less diurnal beetle common throughout the United States and Canada. They favor Quercus, Carya, and Liriodendron tulipifera.