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Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

The Spotted Lanternfly is a colorful insect with beautiful spots. It can be found on trees and plants, and it loves to suck the sap from them, which can make the plants unhealthy.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, forests

Aussehen

The Spotted Lanternfly has unique grey forewings covered in small black spots, contrasting sharply with its vibrant red hindwings that feature black and white stripes. Its distinct pattern and bright colours make it easily recognizable from other planthoppers.

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Spotted Lanternfly
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Spotted Lanternfly

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Wow! Baby lanternflies are black with white spots and turn bright red later!

Wow! Spotted Lanternflies can ride on cars and trains to travel to new places!

Wow! Their eggs look like a smear of mud or caulk on trees and rocks!

Wow! They squirt a sweet, sticky liquid called honeydew that coats plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Warning Flash

Spotted Lanternfly can reveal bright red hindwings to startled predators because of its unique wing pattern that helps them deter attacks.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Secretion

Spotted Lanternfly has specialized glands that produce honeydew because of its sap-based diet that helps them excrete excess sugar.

Fähigkeit

Super Jumper

Spotted Lanternfly can leap surprisingly far because of its powerful legs that help them quickly escape danger or find new feeding spots.

Fähigkeit

Master Mimicry

Spotted Lanternfly has forewings that blend with tree bark because of its mottled grey colouration that helps them hide from predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-50 mm
Größe
20-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
150-180 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These insects sip sugary sap from many plants, like trees and grapevines, using a straw-like mouth.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs feed on a wider variety of plants, moving to woody hosts as they mature.

Hauptnahrung

  • Ailanthus altissima
  • Vitis vinifera
  • Acer saccharum
  • Betula pendula

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Its primary host plant and preferred food source.

eats

Common Grape Vine

Vitis vinifera

Causes significant damage to vineyards and grape crops.

parasitizes

Oriental Wasp

Anastatus orientalis

A tiny wasp that lays its eggs inside lanternfly eggs.

depends on

Sooty Mold

Fumago vagans

This fungus grows on the sticky honeydew excreted by lanternflies.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch or pick up insects without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Spotted Lanternfly?

40-50 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Spotted Lanternfly?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Spotted Lanternfly?

150-180 Tage

Was frisst Spotted Lanternfly?

These insects sip sugary sap from many plants, like trees and grapevines, using a straw-like mouth.

Wo findet man Spotted Lanternfly normalerweise?

Urban areas, forests

Wie jagt Spotted Lanternfly?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Spotted Lanternfly?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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