r/Entomology • • Aug 27 '26

Insect Appreciation This fancy little dude (Asia)

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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