Blue winged lantern bug

Pyrops intricata

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.
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. Blue winged lantern bug,Geotagged,Lambir Hills,Lantern Bug,Malaysia,Pyrops intricata,Sarawak,Winter

Appearance

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.

Distribution

Borneo

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyFulgoridae
GenusPyrops
SpeciesPyrops intricata
Photographed in
Malaysia