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by: Chiara Machin-dArbela and Federico Arpellino

LANTERN
BUG

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Fulgoridae

Mainly found in tropical countries

5m

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spe
e
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

Like lychee and longan trees

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