Fulgora laternaria

Fulgora laternaria
Fulgora laternaria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Fulgora
Species:
F. laternaria
Binomial name
Fulgora laternaria
Synonyms
  • Cicada laternaria Linnaeus, 1758
  • Laternaria phosphorea Linnaeus, 1764
  • Fulgora lanternaria Donovan, 1797 (Missp.)

Fulgora laternaria (often misspelled "lanternaria") is a species of Neotropical fulgorid planthopper. It is known by a large variety of common names, among them lantern fly, peanut bug, peanut-headed lanternfly, alligator bug, jequitiranaboia, machaca, chicharra-machacuy, and cocoposa.