r/whatbugisthis • u/MyDoodW0tsUp • 16h ago

ID Request Spotted Lantern Fly Lookalike?

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Sorry for blurry photos. Found this little guy while at work, & thought it was a lantern fly at first. Had a notably wider head/farther apart eyes, and obviously a very different color palette. Still had the same jump mechanism, proboscis, & general anatomy of a lantern fly though. I’m in the Mid-Atlantic if that helps. Thanks!

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u/acaron2020 15h ago edited 15h ago

Yes this is another species of lanternfly that is native to the United States. Striated lanternfly, Angulapteryx texana

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u/MyDoodW0tsUp 14h ago

Very cool to learn. Thanks!

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u/RecklessWonderBush 15h ago

Looks mothy to me