Lantern fly

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	Lantern fly

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Real-world info

Name:Fulgora laternaria
Family:Fulgoridae - Lantern Flies

Main appearances

Other appearances

Names in other languages

ビワハゴロモキ

N/A

laternaria

machaca

lanternaria

Фонарница

뿔매미

N/A

laternaria

machaca

Laternenträger

Lantaarndrager

Thelantern fly^{[nb 1]} is abug in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: Wild World. It is found ontrees betweenJune andSeptember at two different times of the evening, between 4 PM and 7 PM then again from 11 PM to 8 AM. It is uncommon and can be found in the rain as well as on clear evenings.

Catch details[edit]

InWild World[edit]

#21

"I caught a lantern fly! You light up my life!"

Description	Their heads look exactly like an alligator's. They look like moths, but are actually cicadas.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	4 PM – 7 PM; 11 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees
Bug size	70 mm
Selling price	1,800Bells
Furniture size

InCity Folk[edit]

#22

"I caught a lantern fly! But... where do I put the kerosene?"

Description	With alligator-like heads and mothlike wings, these are actually cicadas.
Time of year	Jun – Sep
Time of day	Jun; Sep: 4 PM – 7 PM & 11 PM – 8 AM Jul – Aug: 4 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees (hardwood and cedar)
Bug size	70 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	1,800Bells
Furniture size

InNew Leaf[edit]

#25

"I caught a lantern fly! Hmm. Must have run out of gas."

Time of year	Jun – Sep All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	Jun; Sep: 4 PM – 7 PM & 11 PM – 8 AM Jul – Aug: 4 PM – 8 AM Tortimer Island: 4 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On trees (hardwood and cedar) (can be found onTortimer Island)
Size	75 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	1,800Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all insects in theAnimal Crossing series, the lantern lly can be donated to themuseum by talking toBlathers, who will give a small talk about it.

InWild World[edit]

"The lantern fly drinks the sap of the lychee, whose fluids are said to be sweet. ...The question is, who first sampled the lychee, anyhoo? It looks repellant! It took a gourmand braver than I, I assure you!"

InCity Folk[edit]

"It's said that a diet of sap from the lychee tree makes the bodily fluids of the lantern fly sweet. It's also said the proper way to try them is to break off the tips of the horns and sip them like straws... It's ALSO said that anyone who does those things is officially googly-boogly out of his or her mind."

The lantern fly can be found in the top-most level of the insect section of the museum, perched on the right-most cedar tree, next to the sign.

InNew Leaf[edit]

The Lantern Fly resting on a tree in the museum inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf

Upon being donated, the lantern fly can be found in the room of the bug exhibit with the light in, resting on a tree near the light. The exhibit has this to say about the lantern fly:

"Lantern flies stay on trees to drink tree sap, which is where you'll most commonly find them. Their heads are shaped like alligators, though this is just an odd coincidence. Their wings have patterns that look like eyes so when they're open they can scare off predators. They don't really cry that much, but they are still related to cicadas to some extent."

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Real-world information[edit]

Fulgora laternaria (also known as the lantern fly, alligator bug, peanut bug, etc.) is related to cicadas. It gets the name 'alligator bug' from its oddly shaped and colored head. Its head is shaped like a serpent or lizard, similar to an alligator's head, which is mentioned in the description in theBugs and Fish tab. The name 'lantern fly' however, comes from the mistaken belief, first byCarl Linnaeus, that they are luminescent. It protects itself by opening its wings, which revealsfake eyes. Its head may also further protect itself, by scaring potential predators. In theAnimal Crossing series, it displays its wings when theplayer gets close to it.