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resting on metal pool railing - Lycorma delicatula
Copyright © 2024 A.D.Levine

resting on metal pool railing - Lycorma delicatula
GOSHEN, Orange County, New York, USA
September 4, 2024
Size: apx 2cm
Looks a bit like a lantern fly.
ID help always appreciated.
Contributed by A.D.Levine on 4 September, 2024 - 8:58am
Last updated 4 September, 2024 - 10:57am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 4 September, 2024 - 10:57am

Yes
It's an adult.
Lycorma delicatula: Some of the control suggestions are, wrap the trees with sticky-tape or double-sided tape or paint the trunks with a wide ring of vegetable oil or honey.
… Bob Biagi, 4 September, 2024 - 10:41am

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