Pyrops candelaria
| Pyrops candelaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. candelaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops candelaria (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. It is the type of the genus Pyrops erected by Spinola in 1839. Members of this genus are sometimes called lanternflies. Despite their name, lanternflies do not emit light. Like all lanternflies, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap (from longan and lychee trees, among others). Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the sap. They are often sought out by collectors.
References
External links
- Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web
- Photographs of Pyrops candelaria
- Photographs of Pyrops candelaria in Vietnam
Pyrops candelaria from Umphang, Thailand
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