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Lanternflies
Fulgoridae
The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due to their brilliant and varied coloration. Various genera and species (especially the genera Fulgora and Pyrops) are sometimes referred to as lanternflies or lanthorn flies, though they do not emit light.
24 branches of this family, most-observed first
Aphaeninae
subfamilyAphaeninae
Fulgorinae
subfamilyFulgorinae
Lystrinae
subfamilyLystrinae
Phenacinae
subfamilyPhenacinae
Zanninae
subfamilyZanninae
Dichopterinae
subfamilyDichopterinae
Xosopharinae
subfamilyXosopharinae
Amyclinae
subfamilyAmyclinae
Flatolystra
genusFlatolystra
Pyrgoteles
genusPyrgoteles
Strongylodematinae
subfamilyStrongylodematinae
Amerzanna
genusAmerzanna
Neocynthus
genusNeocynthus
Fulgoricesa
genusFulgoricesa
Florichisme
genusFlorichisme
Lyncidinae
subfamilyLyncidinae
Capenariana
genusCapenariana
Sinuala
genusSinuala
Neoalcathous
genusNeoalcathous
Brasiliana
genusBrasiliana
Kutariana
genusKutariana
Talloisia
genusTalloisia
Ombro
genusOmbro
Radamana
genusRadamana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54944.