lanternfly

灯笼蝇

词形变化

lanternflies 复数 lanternflies

别名

lantern fly

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.

    灯笼蝇

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

planthopper

相关短语

spotted lanternfly peanut-headed lanternfly

词源

From lantern + fly. The name came about because of claims that some Fulgoridae are luminous at night. European and Euro-American writers, including Maria Sibylla Merian and Carl Linnaeus, said that the claims came from Indigenous peoples in South America. (Merian had visited Suriname.) Various names, including lanternfly, the specific name laternaria, and various other (current or former) scientific names, came out of this belief. Compare names for insects that do in fact glow at night: firefly, lightning bug, glow fly, and glowworm.

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