Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
An adult planthopper often found on tree trunks, vines, and ornamental plants in woodlands, orchards, and urban edges. It feeds by piercing plant tissue and drinking sap, especially from tree-of-heaven, grapes, maples, and fruit trees. When disturbed it usually jumps first, then makes a short fluttering flight while flashing its red hindwings. Its heavy sap feeding produces sticky honeydew that can coat leaves and encourage sooty mold.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Spotted Lanternfly Nymph
- Spotted Lanternfly