Pyrops coelestinus

Pyrops coelestinus, previously known as Laternaria coelestina,^[2] is a species of planthopper belonging to a genus referred-to as lantern-bugs, sometimes known as the blue lantern bug (Vietnamese: ve sầu xanh).

Pyrops coelestinus
Specimen in Cat Tien National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Pyrops
Species:	P. coelestinus
Binomial name
Pyrops coelestinus (Stål, 1863)
Synonyms
Fulgora caelestina Atkinson, 1886 Fulgora coelestina Butler, 1874 Hotinus coelestina Stål, 1863[1]

Distribution and description

This species is found in Indochina: both P. coelestinus and P. ducalis have type specimens from Cambodia, with relatively recent records for the insect fauna of Vietnam.^[3]

The head, and cephalic process are grey-black with numerous white spots (see figure) and the hind wings (not shown) are royal blue with a black zone around the wing tip.