Pyrops viridirostris

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Pyrops viridirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.