Pyrops candelaria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Fuzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Litchi Lantern Bug in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Litchi Lantern Bug sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Pyrops
The closest relatives of the Litchi Lantern Bug that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Pyrops, Pyrops Lanternflies) are Pyrops lathburii (about 20%), Dark-Horned Lanternfly (about 20%) and Pyrops clavatus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Litchi Lantern Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
