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Pyrops candelaria
Met this little guy in front of my house.
Yes large like that and I'm not sure what they feed on exactly, but I don't think it's fruit trees.
Your welcome. I don't think that is the reason since they don't eat fruit. They mostly feed on the sap of a few species of large tree.
Thank you so much, 'dandoucette' for the ID suggestion. I have a fruit garden around my house, so this might be the reason why I found this species easily.
Wow, so lucky to have this come to your house! I love the lantern bugs but haven't seen this species yet.
Spotted on Mar 29, 2017
Submitted on Jun 3, 2017
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