Lantern flies - Family Fulgoridae
This page contains pictures and information about Lantern flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
The Australian species in this family are medium in size and usually brightly coloured. They feed through bark on trees and woody shrubs.
We found two species in this family.
- Brown Lantern Fly
- Eurinopsyche sp., body length 30mm
- This insect has the prolongation on the head. It is brown in colour with camouflaged bark patterns. The insect was found on gum tree trunk in Alexandra Hill during early summer.
- Green and Black Planthopper
- Desudaba psittacus, body length 20mm
- This Planthopper has the black head and black wings cover. Its abdomen is bright green in colour. We found the insect on a Citrus tree in early summer. When disturbed, it hided to the other side of the tree trunk.
- Reference and links:
- 1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 476.
- 2. Family Fulgoridae - Fletcher, M.J. and Larivière, M.-C. (2001 and updates).
