lanternfly

[ lan-tern-flahy ]
/ ˈlæn tərnˌflaɪ /

noun, plural lan·tern·flies.

any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.

Origin of lanternfly

First recorded in 1745–55; lantern + fly2

British Dictionary definitions for lantern fly

lantern fly

noun

any of various tropical insects of the homopterous family Fulgoridae, many species of which have a snoutlike process formerly thought to emit light