Pyrops viridirostris

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Pyrops viridirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Pyrops
Species:
P. viridirostris
Binomial name
Pyrops viridirostris
(Westwood, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Hotinus viridirostris
  • Fulgora viridirostris
  • Fulgora brevirostris

Pyrops viridirostris is a species of lanternfly of the family Fulgoridae found in NE India and Indochina. [2]

Identification

At the most, this species may be confused with P. candelaria , its closest relative, but can be distinguished by the middle of the thorax, the head, and the femora Turk (all of which are red or orange in P. candelaria).[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Pyrops viridirostris (Westwood, 1848)". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  2. "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". flow.hemiptera-databases.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.