Litchi Lantern Bug

Litchi Lantern Bug

Pyrops candelaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Fuzhou

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

9 Verified sightings at Fuzhou
50 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Litchi Lantern Bug

Pyrops candelaria (Laternaria candelaria and Fulgora candelaria in older literature) is a species of planthopper often placed in the tribe Laternariini. This species has been recorded from: Guangdong, Guangxi, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Laos, Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia. It is the type of the genus Pyrops erected by Spinola in 1839. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Litchi Lantern Bug in Fuzhou?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug sighting in Fuzhou on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 60 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Litchi Lantern Bug in Fuzhou?

February, April, July–August and October–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug in Fuzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, September and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Litchi Lantern Bug?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Litchi Lantern Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Fuzhou the best place to see a Litchi Lantern Bug?

5th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Litchi Lantern Bug sightings, Fuzhou ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 20%), Hong Kong (China, about 20%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Litchi Lantern Bug live in Fuzhou?

Same order: Hemiptera

The closest relatives of the Litchi Lantern Bug that you can see in Fuzhou (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Yellow-Spotted Stink Bug (about 20%), Eastern Horse Cicada (about 20%) and Lychee Stink Bug (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Litchi Lantern Bug sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Litchi Lantern Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Fuzhou (9 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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