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Lantern Fly The Lantern Fly is a bug found on trees between the months of June and September, at two different times of the evening, between 4pm to 7pm, then again from 11pm to 8am. It is uncommon, and can be found in the rain aswell as on clear evenings. As with Oak Silk Moths, they are very skittish so extra care must be taken with approach. They are not related to fireflies. Lantern Bug,Pyrops spinolae,bug,fly,insect,lantern fly,macro,thailand Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Lantern Fly

The Lantern Fly is a bug found on trees between the months of June and September, at two different times of the evening, between 4pm to 7pm, then again from 11pm to 8am. It is uncommon, and can be found in the rain aswell as on clear evenings. As with Oak Silk Moths, they are very skittish so extra care must be taken with approach. They are not related to fireflies.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Thats stunning! I love weird insects like this. Promoted to the homepage. Posted 8 years ago
    1. View RNphotography's profile
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      Thank you so much! :) Posted 8 years ago
    2. View Albert Kang's profile
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      This one is wrongly ID as Pyrops candelaria, it should be Pyrops spinolae, named after the famous Italian entomologist, Maximilian Spinola who first created the genus - Pyrops back in 1839. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Fixed, thanks so much! Posted 2 years ago
  3. View morpheme's profile
    morpheme
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    That is one amazingly colored bug - it reminds me of the little painted animal figures from Oaxaca. Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
    1. View RNphotography's profile
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      It really is, I was blown away when I saw it. It had landed on top of our bamboo hut. Posted 8 years ago
  5. View Wendy's profile
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    Wow, what a great beauty is this.
    Very interesting insectspecies.
    Love the powerful colors.     Posted 8 years ago
  6. View kblundell's profile
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    That is a beautiful bug. I don't think I have ever seen a bug that pretty! Posted 8 years ago
  7. View Cosmonchan's profile
    Cosmonchan
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    amazing colors. great job ! Posted 8 years ago
  8. View shibingurumangalathu's profile
    shibingurumangalathu
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    nce work man.. Posted 8 years ago
  9. View Lisa Kimmerling's profile
    Lisa Kimmerling
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    So beautiful and majestic even! Posted 4 years ago
  10. View Albert Kang's profile
    Albert Kang
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    Please check, this could be Pyrops spinolae and not Pyrops candelaria.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrops_spinolae     Posted 4 years ago

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The Dark-horned lantern-fly

"Pyrops spinolae'' is a species of planthopper sometimes referred-to as the dark-horned lantern-fly. The species is named after Maximilian Spinola, the authority for the genus.

This bug is found from India to Indochina.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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