Spotted lanternfly in the US (IMAGE)

New York University

Spotted lanternfly in the US

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An invasive spotted lanternfly feeds on tree sap using piercing mouthparts, a behavior driving widespread damage to economically important hosts such as grapevines and maples in the northeastern United States. 

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Fallon Meng/NYU

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