Lantern fly

Japanese: lantern fly(英語表記)lanternfly
Lantern fly

…Many species have beautiful colors and patterns on their wings. Some have a strange shape with a head that protrudes forward, and are called lantern flies in English. This protrusion has been thought to be luminous, but in fact this is not the case. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "lantern fly" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…翅に美しい色彩や紋様を有する種が多い。頭部が前方に大きく突出し奇妙な形状を有するものがあり,英名でlantern flyと称せられる。この突出部は発光すると考えられたことがあるが実際はそのようなことはない。…

※「lantern fly」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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