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Lantern Fly photographed at Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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LANTERN FLY FACTS
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Identification
Lantern Flies are a kind of leafhopper. This strange looking Lantern Fly has a large protrusion from the head resembling a snout, and large bulbous eyes. Although they are called Lantern Flies, they do not emit any light.
Size
10mm
Food
plant sap
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Hemiptera | | Family: | Fulgoridae | | Genus: | Fulgoridae family | | Species: | | | Common Name: | Lantern Fly |
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