Pyrops viridirostris
Species of planthopper
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Pyrops viridirostris is a species of lanternfly of the family Fulgoridae found in NE India and Indochina.[2]
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| Pyrops viridirostris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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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]