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Spotted lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845)

Status not recordedinsects

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a species in the family Fulgoridae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Bangladesh, North Korea and South Korea.

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Quick facts about the spotted lanternfly

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the spotted lanternfly 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 spotted lanternfly is listed for 5 countries.

VietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaBangladeshTaiwan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bangladesh
  2. North Korea
  3. South Korea
  4. Taiwan
  5. Vietnam

Is the spotted lanternfly 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 spotted lanternfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyFulgoridae
  6. genusLycorma
  7. SpeciesLycorma delicatula (White, 1845)

Synonyms Aphaena delicatula, Aphaena operosa, Aphana delicatula, Lycorma delicatula, Lycorma delicatula delicatula, Lycorma delicatula jole, Lycorma delicatula operosa, Lycorma iole, Lycorma jole

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • SLFEnglish
  • Spot clothing wax cicadaEnglish
  • Gepunktete LaternenträgerzikadeGerman
  • Chinche linterna manchadaSpanish
  • Fulgore tachetéFrench
  • シタベニハゴロモJapanese
  • 꽃매미Korean
  • Gevlekte lantaarndragerDutch
  • Пятнистая фонарницаRussian
  • Benekli FenersineğiTurkish
  • 斑衣蠟蟬Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted lanternfly

Other species in the same genus Lycorma.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the spotted lanternfly live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the spotted lanternfly for 5 countries: Bangladesh, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the spotted lanternfly?

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-lanternfly

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BibTeX
@misc{spotted_lanternfly_2026,
  title = {Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-lanternfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}