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Insect Biodiversity Research Project Lantern Bug - Science May 2016
Insect Biodiversity Research Project Lantern Bug - Science May 2016
LANTERN
BUG
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Fulgoridae
5m
cie
spe
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m
So ngth.
e
in l
an
sc
be
7
p to
3.81 to
7.62 cm
long from
head to
thorax
Wingspan
5.08 to
6.35 cm
wide,
depending
on the
species.
Known for
their rostrum,
which in the
olden times
was believed
to light up at
night. Giving
them the
name lantern
bug.
Strict herbivore