Pyrops candelarius

Taxobox
name = "Pyrops candelarius"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hemiptera
familia = Fulgoridae
genus = "Pyrops"
species = "P. candelarius"
binomial = "Pyrops candelarius"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

"Pyrops candelarius" (often misspelled "candelaria") is a species of lantern fly that lives in Laos and Thailand, and other parts of southeast Asia. Despite their name, lantern flies do not emit light. Like all lantern flies, "P. candelarius" is a type of planthopper. As such it is a vegetarian. It feeds on the sap from longan and lychee trees, among others. Its long, needle shaped mouth piece is used to pierce tree bark to reach the sap. They are often sought out by collectors.

External links

[http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=44145 Photographs of Pyrops candelarius]