Snappy Single Sync

Photuris frontalis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Lampyridae

Also called: Snappy Single Sync Firefly

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Snappy Single Sync
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY

Photuris frontalis is a firefly species in the Lampyridae family. The species occurs in isolated sub-populations across much of the eastern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Photuris frontalis belongs to the beetle family Lampyridae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Maryland, Virginia.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Snappy Single Sync photo 2
Photo: Amber M. King, CC BY
Snappy Single Sync photo 3
Photo: William Jones, CC BY
Snappy Single Sync photo 4
Photo: harrier, CC BY
Snappy Single Sync photo 5
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY

Same family (Lampyridae)

Common Eastern FireflyCommon Eastern FireflyPhotinus pyralisWinter FireflyWinter FireflyPhotinus corruscusNuisance, not dangerousBlack FireflyBlack FireflyLucidota atraEuropean Glow-wormEuropean Glow-wormLampyris noctilucaSpring Treetop FlasherSpring Treetop FlasherPyractomena borealisDark FireflyDark FireflyPyropyga nigricans

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photuris_frontalis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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