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Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula The orange thing is not its eye. It is the bulbous base of the lanternfly&#039;s antenna.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html" title="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/171059_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2FwDTLZJJ1nSQ%2F9C7bDcL0OX0mGI%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula This one had a deformed wing.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html" title="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/171057_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=KO0KEN1PigNmYMGJzXvPot98fn4%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula The orange thing is not its eye. It is the bulbous base of the lanternfly&#039;s antenna.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html" title="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/171056_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ueLNaXtdf6g%2FaiVwbIIJL2sPuio%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula I could do this all day and not catch them all. I have a small, handheld bug vacuum that I use to suck them up around my neighborhood each day. They are really fast though, so my technique is to whack them with an old magazine and then suck them up with the bug vac while they are stunned. Afterwards, I put them in the freezer until they are dead. I&#039;m surprised my neighbors haven&#039;t called the police on me yet. But, enough have already asked me what I&#039;m doing, so they are no longer alarmed when they see me outside whacking bushes and muttering to myself.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,SLF,Spotted Lanternfly,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html" title="Spotted Lanternfly (Female) - Lycorma delicatula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/171058_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=e5ZSesxqk%2FcivqupPfKapMG%2BxXg%3D" width="124" height="152" alt="Spotted Lanternfly (Female) - Lycorma delicatula The female has a set of red valvifers at the distal end of the abdomen. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html" title="Spotted Lanternfly (Male) - Lycorma delicatula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/171055_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=DLBc5vB0H%2F0HbYJFtvOI%2B3Ja0%2FQ%3D" width="134" height="152" alt="Spotted Lanternfly (Male) - Lycorma delicatula Male genitalia -- no red valvifers.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula

The orange thing is not its eye. It is the bulbous base of the lanternfly's antenna.

Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula This one had a deformed wing.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,Summer,United States

Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula The orange thing is not its eye. It is the bulbous base of the lanternfly's antenna.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States

Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula I could do this all day and not catch them all. I have a small, handheld bug vacuum that I use to suck them up around my neighborhood each day. They are really fast though, so my technique is to whack them with an old magazine and then suck them up with the bug vac while they are stunned. Afterwards, I put them in the freezer until they are dead. I'm surprised my neighbors haven't called the police on me yet. But, enough have already asked me what I'm doing, so they are no longer alarmed when they see me outside whacking bushes and muttering to myself.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,SLF,Spotted Lanternfly,United States

Spotted Lanternfly (Female) - Lycorma delicatula The female has a set of red valvifers at the distal end of the abdomen. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States

Spotted Lanternfly (Male) - Lycorma delicatula Male genitalia -- no red valvifers.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171059/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171057/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171056/spotted_lanternfly_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171058/spotted_lanternfly_female_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171055/spotted_lanternfly_male_-_lycorma_delicatula.html<br /> <br /> Geotagged,Lycorma delicatula,Spotted Lanternfly,United States


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The Spotted Lanternfly

The spotted lanternfly is a planthopper that is indigenous to China, India, and Vietnam. Although it has two pairs of wings, it jumps more than it flies. Its host plants include grapes, stone fruits, and "Malus" species, though its preferred host is "Ailanthus altissima".

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 26, 2025. Captured in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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