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Lantern Bug - Pyrops intricata This Lantern Bug - Pyrops intricata has brown snout with yellow tip. Its wings with very colourful of green with yellow veins markings/lines and yellow spots all over.<br /> <br /> This Lantern Bug - Pyrops sultana is mostly white in colour with red/brown snout.<br /> <br /> Contrary to popular beliefs that their snout glows at night, hence their name, Lantern Bugs, that is not the case. The snout does not glow or give out light at night. Blue winged lantern bug,Geotagged,Lambir Hills,Lantern Bug,Malaysia,Pyrops intricata,Sarawak,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lantern Bug - Pyrops intricata

This Lantern Bug - Pyrops intricata has brown snout with yellow tip. Its wings with very colourful of green with yellow veins markings/lines and yellow spots all over.

This Lantern Bug - Pyrops sultana is mostly white in colour with red/brown snout.

Contrary to popular beliefs that their snout glows at night, hence their name, Lantern Bugs, that is not the case. The snout does not glow or give out light at night.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic insect, what a beauty! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks, Ferdy :) Posted 8 years ago

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The Blue winged lantern bug

Pyrops intricata has brown snout with yellow tip. Its wings with very colourful of green with yellow veins markings/lines and yellow spots all over.

Contrary to popular beliefs that their snout glows at night, hence their name, Lantern Bugs, that is not the case. The snout does not glow or give out light at night.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by morpheme
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 1, 2016. Captured Dec 23, 2013 16:38 in AH150, 98150 Bekenu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 32mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.