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Lanternfly

Penthicodes astraea

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Bases of pine trees.

Notes:

I found it with a moth under it (Creatonotos sp. I think)

Species ID Suggestions

Lanternfly

Penthicodes astraea
stho002
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Comments (12)
maplemoth662
A very beautiful photo, and a very interesting photo....
Jose Angel Jude B. Telan
Thank you very much! :) There are still plenty of them under the pine trees, even though they decreased in number since August (rainy season here in the Philippines).
Jose Angel Jude B. Telan
Thanks @stho002 for the I.D. ! I really appreciate it. :) Thanks for the compliments everyone! :)
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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