Lycorma | |
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Lycorma delicatula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Family: | Fulgoridae |
Subfamily: | Aphaeninae |
Tribe: | Aphaenini |
Genus: | Lycorma Stål, 1863 |
Type species | |
Aphana imperialis White, 1846
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Lycorma is a genus of planthoppers native to Asia. The first species within the genus was described by Frederick William Hope in 1843 and the genus was formally established by Carl Stål in 1863.
L. delicatula, known as the spotted lanternfly, is an invasive species in the United States, Japan, and South Korea.