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spotted lanternfly: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Lycorma delicatula

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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.
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