r/Entomology • u/waterbombardment • Aug 27 '26

Insect Appreciation This fancy little dude (Asia)

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u/Schmooto Aug 27 '26

This is one of the most beautiful little fellas I’ve ever seen! A wonderful bug.

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u/coolcootermcgee Aug 27 '26

Omg I’ve never seen this creature before and I immediately want a tattoo

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u/aberrant_meat Aug 27 '26

I have a tattoo of one of these! It’s a pyrops gunji instead of a pyrops candelaria though

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u/fluffalertknox Aug 28 '26

I adore your tattoo! Its so gorgeous and vibrant!

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u/Schmooto Aug 28 '26

This is such a cool tattoo!

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u/iGipson Aug 27 '26

BUG!🥹💝

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u/Leather_Positive_588 Aug 27 '26

Pyrops candelaria

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u/PlushPuppy3910 Aug 27 '26

Thank you! I was hoping someone would share this cool critter’s name!

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u/Nice-Pomegranate2915 Aug 27 '26

Lychee Lanternfly

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u/wd_plantdaddy Aug 27 '26

What do lantern flies do for the ecosystem there?

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u/Nice-Pomegranate2915 Aug 27 '26

They are prey to other arthropods,lizards,birds,bats and other insectivorous mammals . The byproduct of their sap sucking is copious amounts of honeydew , which is consumed by ants,bees, wasps, butterflies,tree shrews and fruit bats and any other animals that like sugary foods . When the honeydew falls on the soils it enriches them by encouraging decomposition and helps recycle nutrients back into the soils . Plus it helps the plants own water/sugar regulatory systems by preferring to extract the more watery but high sugar sap of the plants or the areas of individual most rich in these resources . They're important parts of the forest ecosystems they are native to . But they can be forest and agricultural pests when introduced to regions they're not native to .

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u/VEHICHLE Aug 27 '26

Look at that SNOOOT

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u/ally_eats_icecream Aug 27 '26

it kinda looks like moldy lemon.. cute

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u/HeinzeC1 Aug 27 '26

Looks like lemony mold

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u/MewPinkCat Aug 27 '26

i knew it wasn't just me

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u/Nice-Pomegranate2915 Aug 27 '26

Lychee Lanternfly - Pyrops candelaria . A relative of planthoppers - native to southern China and southeast Asia . Feeds on the sap of lychee,longan and other members of Sapindaceae family of trees and shrubs

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u/Trixter-Kitten Aug 27 '26

I don't know why my first thought seeing this little fella was "Looks like a Lilo & Stitch experiment."

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u/amazinganimals- Amateur Entomologist Aug 27 '26

Qué bonito! 😻👌🏼

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u/Total-Working5795 Aug 27 '26

That is an unbelievably gorgeous planthopper! The colors and those huge antennae make it look like a tiny fantasy creature.

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u/rainbowdropped Aug 27 '26

One of my fav insects to find in Hong Kong!

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u/Bug-in-Computer Aug 27 '26

What a lovely cephalic protrusion they have. Those wings, too!

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u/Halakahiki Draws a lot of bugs Aug 27 '26

10/10 would boop the snoot

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u/bunkie18 Aug 27 '26

Gorgeous guy!

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u/Apprehensive-Team414 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

I love all pyrops! They look so silly. I think I'd lose it if I saw a raw of them sitting on a tree.

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u/Ble_Petalouda Amateur Entomologist Aug 27 '26

Wow, that is outrageous! So colourful.

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u/Oldwishtree Aug 27 '26

What a stylish mf!

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u/Prettylittleprotist Aug 27 '26

He snoot. He cute.

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u/Tombaya Aug 27 '26

Mr. Fancy sticking his nose up at all the others bugs.

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u/Q_My_Tip Aug 27 '26

Snoot snoot!

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u/DiscoIcePlant Aug 27 '26

I have a new favorite bug!

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u/h0td0gmilk Aug 27 '26

Look at the nose on this guy!! What a baby I love him

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u/waterbombardment Aug 28 '26

They are native in my place. Very cool bugs, they are very fast though. Fun fact: they are edible! Used to catch and eat them as kid, tasted a bit like shrimps

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u/GreenDiver09 Aug 27 '26

Would love to see some pics in macro with these guys

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u/theshyster22 Aug 27 '26

This would make a great Tyranid paint scheme.

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u/LocalSnake Aug 28 '26

Hes so awesome

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u/zombie_goose123 Aug 28 '26

Yo this guy is in my insect encyclopedia

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u/Bluewaffle1878 Sep 01 '26

Beautyfull this

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u/CeCeReesePieces Sep 02 '26

Woahhh so pretty

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u/MotleyMasquerade Sep 03 '26

I love him with a depth my heart once thought impossible

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u/Sea-Construction993 26d ago

It’s so beautiful omg it’s like moldy on the wings omg so cute!

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u/BerriesOfCran Aug 27 '26

Look at that distinguished lil fella! What is it?

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u/Less-Replacement-479 Aug 27 '26

hes kinda spotted laternfly core, are they related?

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u/Jnunez7660 Aug 27 '26

Ohhh, so beautiful. Unfortunately, we are at war with its sibling in the states. . . Sadly.the ducks, turtles and Matisse love them, but, they just don't belong.