Penthicodes atomaria

Penthicodes atomaria
P. atomaria from Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Penthicodes
Species:	P. atomaria
Binomial name
Penthicodes atomaria (Weber, 1801)
Synonyms
Aphaena atomaria (Weber, 1801) Aphaena nigropunctata Guérin-Méneville, 1838 Aphana atomaria (Weber, 1801) Aphana atomaria Atkinson, 1885 Aphana nigropunctata Guérin-Méneville, 1838 Cicada atomaria Weber, 1801 Lystra atomaria (Weber, 1801) Penthicodes atkinsoni Schmidt, 1923 Penthicodes atomaria (Weber, 1801) Penthicodes picta Blanchard, 1849 Penthicus atomarius (Weber, 1801) [1]

Penthicodes atomaria is a species of lantern flies belonging to the family Fulgoridae.^[2]

Description

Penthicodes atomaria can reach a length of about 55 millimetres (2.2 in), with a wingspan of about 50 millimetres (2.0 in). The pronotum is yellow, the head and the scutellum are brown, while the abdomen is reddish with a few small white spots. The upper side of the forewings is whitish at the base and brown at the marginal, with four black spots. The upper side of the hindwings is red, with many black spots and two large black marking at the apex.^[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Indonesia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.^[1]

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