Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This planthopper lives on the trunks of lychee and longan trees in Southeast Asia. Its hollow, elongated snout mimics the shape of a tree branch to hide from predators.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Fulgoridae

Genus

Pyrops

Species

Pyrops candelaria