🐾 Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula · wildlife atlas entry

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The spotted lanternfly ( Lycorma delicatula ) is a planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. It has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States, where it is often referred to by the acronym " SLF ". Its preferred host is the tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ), but it also feeds on other trees, and on crops including soybean, grapes, stone fruits, and Malus spp . In its native habitat, L. delicatula populations are regulated by parasitic wasps. Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Spotted Lanternfly — reference photo from iNaturalist — (c) 藜梓柠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 藜梓柠 · cc-by-nc

Record card

Scientific name	Lycorma delicatula
Rank	species
Community observations	105,391 research-grade records on iNaturalist

Classification

kingdom Animalia › phylum Arthropoda › class Insecta › order Hemiptera › family Fulgoridae

Seen in the wild — community photographs

Spotted Lanternfly photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-24 · Dairy Bar, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
(c) Jason J. Dombroskie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Spotted Lanternfly photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-19 · Mannington, WV, US
(c) Doug Raybuck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Spotted Lanternfly photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Cross Bay Blvd, New York, NY, US
(c) aberkov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Spotted Lanternfly photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-20 · Massachusetts, US
(c) mmurray122, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Spotted Lanternfly photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Essex Ave, Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US
(c) Momcat Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

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