Lantern fly
Fulgora laternaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedinsects
The lantern fly (Fulgora laternaria) is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 11 countries, including Argentina, Belize and Ecuador.
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Quick facts about the lantern fly
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 11 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the lantern fly live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The lantern fly is listed for 11 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the lantern fly endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the lantern fly classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyFulgoridae
- genusFulgora
- SpeciesFulgora laternaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cicada laternaria, Fulgora lanternaria, Fulgora laternaria servillei, Fulgora portelanterne, Fulgora saternaria, Fulgora servillei, Fulgora servillei laternaria, Fulgora servillii, Fulgoram laternariam, Fulgore lumineux, Laternaria laternaria, Laternaria phosphorea, Laternaria servillei, Laternaria servillei servillei, Laternaria servillei var. theresopolensis, Noctiluca laternaria
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Peanut-headed bugEnglish
- Peanut-headed lanternflyEnglish
- svítilka surinamskáCzech
- MachacaSpanish
- ユカタンビワハゴロモJapanese
- Laternaria phosphoreaLatin
- JequitiranaboiaPortuguese
- Фонарница суринамскаяRussian
- Yerfıstığıkafalı FenersineğiTurkish
- Cabeza de maníaSpanish
- Chicharra machacuiSpanish
- Cobra-de-asaSpanish
- JitiranaSpanish
- JitiranabóiaSpanish
- mariposa caimánSpanish
- Vívora cucoSpanish
Relatives of the lantern fly
Other species in the same genus Fulgora.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the lantern fly live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the lantern fly for 11 countries, including Argentina, Belize, Ecuador, French Guiana and Guyana. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the lantern fly?
The lantern fly (Fulgora laternaria) belongs to the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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