Pyrops coelestinus
Species of planthopper
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Pyrops coelestinus, previously known as Laternaria coelestina,[2] is a species of planthopper belonging to a genus referred-to as lantern-bugs, sometimes known as the blue lantern bug (Vietnamese: ve sầu xanh).
| Pyrops coelestinus | |
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| Specimen in Cat Tien National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. coelestinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops coelestinus (Stål, 1863) | |
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Distribution and description
This species is found in Indochina: both P. coelestinus and P. ducalis have type specimens from Cambodia, with relatively recent records for the insect fauna of Vietnam.[3]
The head, and cephalic process are grey-black with numerous white spots (see figure) and the hind wings (not shown) are royal blue with a black zone around the wing tip.
