#pyrops candelaria

[bugoftheweek]

Day 1 : Pyrops candelaria

These little guys are native to countries like Vietnam and Thailand, and feed off of tree sap by drilling their proboscis into it. Just like their cousins, the lantern fly, the plants effected usually end up dying. They were discovered in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, but the species "pyrops" were recognized in 1839.

[power-handmaiden]

Day 53: Litchi lantern bug

A collaboration today, ink by me and colored by my lovely wife @breadlovinggay !!!

[hawkmothpress]

sooooo nosey!

[theforestdilettante]

Finally get to frame for someone with taste! (It’s me, I have good taste)

[moonchild-in-blue]

Soooooooooooo may i request a Pyrops candelaria?😳💖 (latin because it's more specific to search it up, which i recommend if you by any chance don't know it.. there are a lot of different lanternflys but this one is just a funky looking little creature with it's snout)

Pyrops Candelaria - ref. image

This funky little dude was a though cookie to crack - THANK YOU. I love him!

(i'm not sure why the colours are a bit weird here, probably cus artificial light? oh well)

[bearsunlimited]

Pyrops candelaria angel 🫶🏾

[like-i-need-a-hole-in-my-head]

Lantern bug (pyrops candelaria) from today’s walk

[elf-indulgent]

Pyrops candelaria, a species of planthopper native to southeast Asia.