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Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).

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Lantern bug, Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees (Sapindaceae), among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem. Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.<br /> This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).