lanternfly

lanternfly
/lan"teuhrn fluy'/, n., pl. lanternflies.
any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
[1745-55; LANTERN + FLY2]

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▪ insect
 (Lanternaria phosphorea), a large, brightly coloured South American plant hopper (order Homoptera) that lives on trees and is relatively uncommon. Its most remarkable feature is the inflated anterior prolongation of the head, which contains a pouchlike extension from the digestive tract. This structure appears to be luminous at times, a phenomenon that may be related to mating behaviour.

      Some lanternflies secrete a white wax in the form of long filaments or a powder. The Amazonian Indians believed that the lanternfly bite caused death.

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  • lanternfly — lan•tern•fly [[t]ˈlæn tərnˌflaɪ[/t]] n. pl. flies. ent any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent …   From formal English to slang

  • lanternfly — /lan teuhrn fluy /, n., pl. lanternflies. any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent. [1745 55; LANTERN + FLY2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • lantern fly — lanternfly lanternfly, lantern fly lantern fly . (Zo[ o]l.) any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[ae]}. The largest… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laternaria phosphorea — lanternfly lanternfly, lantern fly lantern fly . (Zo[ o]l.) any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family {Fulgorid[ae]}. The largest… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fulgora laternaria — Taxobox name = Fulgora laternaria image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera familia = Fulgoridae genus = Fulgora species = F. laternaria binomial = Fulgora laternaria binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Fulgora — This article refers to the insect genus; for the Roman mythological figure, see Fulgora (mythology) Taxobox name = Fulgora image caption = Fulgora laternaria image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo =… …   Wikipedia

  • Fulgora — ? Fulgora …   Википедия

  • Fulgora laternaria — ? Fulgora laternaria …   Википедия

  • Fulgoridae — ? Fulgoridae Pyrops candelarius Научная классификация …   Википедия

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