Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Hi there

I saw this winged insect next to my house the other day. I've never seen anything like it either in real life or on TV - and I've watched a lot of nature programmes. Asked some of the seasoned locals about it, but no-one had seen anything like it before.

So can anyone either tell me what it is or perhaps direct me to a site that might have info on this. Bizarre.

Many thanks.

H.

post-35871-1182442591_thumb.jpg

Posted

Thanks a lot Farma.

I live in Chiang Mai near the airport and it was something of a surprise.

Thanks again for the amazingly quick responses.

H.

Posted
This bug is pictured on the main page of http://www.thaibugs.com/ If i read the site right it says it's a lantern bug Pyrops candelaria (Fulgoridae)

Hope that helps

Wow, Farma, that's a great link. There are so many beautiful bugs in my garden .... something more to study :o

Thanks!

Nienke

Posted (edited)
Hi there

I saw this winged insect next to my house the other day. I've never seen anything like it either in real life or on TV - and I've watched a lot of nature programmes. Asked some of the seasoned locals about it, but no-one had seen anything like it before.

So can anyone either tell me what it is or perhaps direct me to a site that might have info on this. Bizarre.

Many thanks.

H.

post-35871-1182442591_thumb.jpg

Thais call this a "gai far" translations apparently means sky chicken we get dozens of them in our mango trees.

Edited by princealbert

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



×
×
  • Create New...