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Pyrops intricata
large colourful fulgorid planthopper
tropical rainforest
For me Lantern Bugs (Pyrops species) are the most fascinating of insects. Their colour combinations and giant 'horn' are an endless source of eye candy. Plus their elusive nature make them very hard to spot. I have been looking for one (in particular the species in this spotting) ever since I first learned about them on Noah a few years ago. I was so happy to spot not one, but two species just 10 days before I left SE Asia in the spring. This species and the story behind it, inspired me so much, that I turned one of my photos into a tattoo recently. I spotted this in Kubah national park.
Spotted on Mar 11, 2014
Submitted on Jun 7, 2014
21 Comments
Thanks everyone for the kind comments!
Wanna see this fellow some day....awesome Dan..
Very nice Dan.
Wow! I have never seen such a thing!!! Amazing!!
Beautiful insect and series...great spotting Dan
SO cool !! TFS !
nice on my wishlist :D
Beautiful pictures. Remarkable patience you have taking these beautiful pics
Thanks Luis, pam, Benno, Viv and Rieko. I'm glad everyone is liking this as much as I do.
Beautiful series.
Gorgeous!
Simply beautiful
Love the photo you made top photo... Really cool...
Beautiful series Dan!
Thanks Rob and venus. I still have a lot in my archives from my last trip. I've always loved the second photo too and changed it to the first.
fantastic pics dan, love the second one ;)
Thanks for bringing this one out from your archives Dan, image 2 looks so much like an old oil lamp complete with flame.
Thanks kel and Marta. Yes pam, similar but a different species for sure.
You have also got your lantern..cool! :-)
Ah Dan, thanks... I think this is just what I have here, though probably a diff species!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/389...
wonderful, dan.