Where Do Fireflies Actually Live in the US?
Fireflies live in 44 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 56,094 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 38 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Fireflies have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (44)
- fireflies in Alabama
- fireflies in Alaska
- fireflies in Arizona
- fireflies in Arkansas
- fireflies in California
- fireflies in Colorado
- fireflies in Connecticut
- fireflies in Delaware
- fireflies in Florida
- fireflies in Georgia
- fireflies in Illinois
- fireflies in Indiana
- fireflies in Iowa
- fireflies in Kansas
- fireflies in Kentucky
- fireflies in Louisiana
- fireflies in Massachusetts
- fireflies in Michigan
- fireflies in Minnesota
- fireflies in Missouri
- fireflies in Montana
- fireflies in Nebraska
- fireflies in Nevada
- fireflies in New Hampshire
- fireflies in New Jersey
- fireflies in New Mexico
- fireflies in New York
- fireflies in North Carolina
- fireflies in Ohio
- fireflies in Oklahoma
- fireflies in Oregon
- fireflies in Pennsylvania
- fireflies in Rhode Island
- fireflies in South Carolina
- fireflies in South Dakota
- fireflies in Tennessee
- fireflies in Texas
- fireflies in Utah
- fireflies in Vermont
- fireflies in Virginia
- fireflies in Washington
- fireflies in West Virginia
- fireflies in Wisconsin
- fireflies in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do fireflies live in?+
Fireflies have confirmed wild populations in 44 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are fireflies not found in the US?+
Fireflies have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.
Full fireflies guides by state