#fulgoridae

[herpsandbirds]

Lanternfly (Pyrops karenius), family Fulgoridae, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

photograph by niroshan silva

[onenicebugperday]

Rainbow lanternfly*, Pyrops pythicus, Fulgoridae

Photographed in Indonesia by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

*This is NOT the invasive-in-the-US spotted lanternfly. This species is native to where it was photographed.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Peanut-headed lanternfly (Fulgora laternaria)

Have you seen the peanut-headed lanternfly (Fulgora laternaria)?

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Voting ended onMar 24

[toothedgoose]

Vespula sp. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

Yellowjacket and spotted lanternfly

Avispa chaqueta amarilla y la mosca linterna manchada

9 of September 2025 — Pennsylvania, USA

While this yellowjacket appears to be consuming the spotted lanternfly, adult yellowjackets exclusively feed on nectar. The reason these wasps collect sources of protein (they also like to take turkey from my sandwiches, for example), is to bring it back to their young who require it for their development. They’re very cute, I’m so fond of them.

[celestial-games]

4 blue-winged bugs from Borneo :]

Pyrops gunji - Pyrops effusus - Pyrops whiteheadi - Pyrops synavei

These bugs don't have common names but if I were in charge of naming them I would call the first one the Starry Lanternfly :]

[crevicedwelling]

Penthicodes farinosus is a lovely lanternfly I saw in Sarawak, Malaysia. its specific name means “floury,” in reference to the white waxy bloom on its forewings and thorax. lanternflies never disappoint with their color schemes, and the individuals I saw contrasted egg yolk eyes with a deep teal bar on their wings.

what’s more, I got to see one of my favorite insect interactions later that night. most of you might have heard of ants eating honeydew from aphids, but all sap-drinking hemipterans excrete excess sugar, and many different animals will feed on it! in this case, a moth sat behind a Penthicodes, waiting to catch droplets of honeydew on its tongue.

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Spotted lanternflies are taking over my life...

[podartists]

The Great Lanthorn-Fly or Fire-Fly, Fulgora lanternaria [Pl. 37] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr