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A Spotted Lanternfly with open wings showing black spots and bright red markings rests on a green Ailanthus leaf at Waverly Park in Connecticut. Spotted lanternflies Close-up of several tan, rectangular spotted lanternfly egg masses attached to the rough bark of a tree in Brick, New Jersey. Spotted lanternflies Nymphs Large clusters of red seeds hang from the branches of a tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, surrounded by elongated green leaves.

spotted lanternfly: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Global phylogeography and invasion history of the spotted lanternfly revealed by mitochondrial phylogenomics. Sep 04, 2026
Added a module of related content. Aug 19, 2026
Added a taxonomic box. Dec 11, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Global phylogeography and invasion history of the spotted lanternfly revealed by mitochondrial phylogenomics. Nov 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - What's so bad about the spotted lanternfly? Apr 24, 2024
New article added. Dec 05, 2023
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