Pyrops candelaria

Pyrops candelaria is a species of planthopper often placed in the tribe Laternariini. This species has been recorded from: Guangdong, Guangxi, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. It is the type of the genus Pyrops erected by Spinola in 1839.

Description

Like all Fulgoridae, P. candelaria feeds on plant sap: including longan and lychee trees, among others. Its long, slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem.
Members of this genus are sometimes called lanternflies because of their notable 'cephalic process'. They are often sought-out by collectors, attracted by their fore wings, yellow-orange hind wings with a black zone around the wing tips, a reddish head and cephalic process with white spots.
This species feeds on tree sap using its elongated proboscis and contributes to nutrient cycling in tropical forest ecosystems.”