Fulgora

"This article refers to the insect genus; for the Roman mythological figure, see Fulgora (mythology)"

Taxobox
name = "Fulgora"


image_caption = "Fulgora laternaria"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hemiptera
familia = Fulgoridae
genus = "Fulgora"
genus_authority = Linnaeus, 1767
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Fulgora crocodilia"
"Fulgora lampetis" (= "caerulescens")
"Fulgora laternaria"

The fulgorid genus "Fulgora" contains three large Central and South American planthoppers known by a large variety of common names including lantern fly, peanut bug, peanut-headed lanternfly, alligator bug, machaca, and jequitiranaboia (the latter terms used in the Amazon region and elsewhere in Brazil). The three species are fairly similar in appearance, with subtle differences in the shape of the head, and patterns of wing coloration. The most well-known and widespread of these species is "Fulgora laternaria". They can as long as 3 inches.