Pyrops ducalis

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Pyrops ducalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Pyrops
Species:
P. ducalis
Binomial name
Pyrops ducalis
(Stål, 1863)

Pyrops ducalis is a species from the Fulgoridae family of lanternflies. [1]

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Description and identification

The head, thorax and abdomen are orange to red, with the head brightened apically. The forewings (tegmina) are green with green spots, with the basal half and area at two-thirds of the tegmina white. The basal patch of the hindwings is white or luteous. The shape of the cephalic process combined with white areas on tegmina will differentiate it from all species but P. coelestinus , from which it differs by having a red, not brown, cephalic process; dark green, not yellow, spots on the tegimen; and a different pattern of white on the tegmina.

Range and ecology

It is known from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. It is known to feed on the sap of Dimocarpus longan . [2]

Taxonomy

It is currently classified under the Pyrops candelaria group.

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References

  1. "Pyrops ducalis".
  2. "Pyrops ducalis - Plazi TreatmentBank".