| Pyrops pythicus | |
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| Museum specimen from Sumatra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. pythicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops pythicus (Distant, 1891)
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Pyrops pythicus is a species of true bug in the family Fulgoridae, in the genus Pyrops which are sometimes called lanternflies.1
Subspecies
- Pyrops pythicus incertus Schmidt, 19232
- Pyrops pythicus pythicus (Distant, 1891)
Description
Pyrops pythicus can reach a length of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in).2 These large true bugs show an elongated bluish "snout". The hindwings are bluish green, with a large transversal reddish area and small white spots.
Distribution
This species can be found in Sumatra.23
References
References
- Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.
- Schmidt E. 1923 – Neue Fulgoriden. Societas Entomologica 38(5): 17-19 [17].
- Hemiptera Databases