This is the preserved Spotted Lanternfly that was gifted to me by "Gatorcoach" who is a member here and I am truly grateful for his generosity and the opportunity to stage it for focus stacking sessions and to share it with other here. They have not made it to our area yet so this is a rare opportunity for me to have a preserved one.

The beauty of the Spotted Lanternfly is shadowed by its invasiveness and threat to agriculture. They are an invasive species that destroy fruit crops, trees and plants by hopping from plant to plant, crop to crop, and tree to tree so their destruction can be widespread. They are one of many invasive species that have made their way here that are considered to leave a path of destruction.

They are native to regions of Asia and they were first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, Pennsylvania vineyards have seen considerable damage in high infestation areas and the Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia have also suffered from its presence.

They can be controlled with insecticides which are effective at killing the insect on grapevines, however they are expensive and of limited use because of constant re-infestation from the Spotted Lanternfly emerging from surrounding vineyards.

This is the preserved Spotted Lanternfly that was gifted to me by "Gatorcoach" who is a member here and I am truly grateful for his generosity and the opportunity to stage it for focus stacking sessions and to share it with other here. They have not made it to our area yet so this is a rare opportunity for me to have a preserved one.

The beauty of the Spotted Lanternfly is shadowed by its invasiveness and threat to agriculture. They are an invasive species that destroy fruit crops, trees and plants by hopping from plant to plant, crop to crop, and tree to tree so their destruction can be widespread. They are one of many invasive species that have made their way here that are considered to leave a path of destruction.

They are native to regions of Asia and they were first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, Pennsylvania vineyards have seen considerable damage in high infestation areas and the Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia have also suffered from its presence.

They can be controlled with insecticides which are effective at killing the insect on grapevines, however they are expensive and of limited use because of constant re-infestation from the Spotted Lanternfly emerging from surrounding vineyards.

This is the preserved Spotted Lanternfly that was gifted to me by "Gatorcoach" who is a member here and I am truly grateful for his generosity and the opportunity to stage it for focus stacking sessions and to share it with other here. They have not made it to our area yet so this is a rare opportunity for me to have a preserved one.

The beauty of the Spotted Lanternfly is shadowed by its invasiveness and threat to agriculture. They are an invasive species that destroy fruit crops, trees and plants by hopping from plant to plant, crop to crop, and tree to tree so their destruction can be widespread. They are one of many invasive species that have made their way here that are considered to leave a path of destruction.

They are native to regions of Asia and they were first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, Pennsylvania vineyards have seen considerable damage in high infestation areas and the Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia have also suffered from its presence.

They can be controlled with insecticides which are effective at killing the insect on grapevines, however they are expensive and of limited use because of constant re-infestation from the Spotted Lanternfly emerging from surrounding vineyards.

This is the preserved Spotted Lanternfly that was gifted to me by "Gatorcoach" who is a member here and I am truly grateful for his generosity and the opportunity to stage it for focus stacking sessions and to share it with other here. They have not made it to our area yet so this is a rare opportunity for me to have a preserved one.

The beauty of the Spotted Lanternfly is shadowed by its invasiveness and threat to agriculture. They are an invasive species that destroy fruit crops, trees and plants by hopping from plant to plant, crop to crop, and tree to tree so their destruction can be widespread. They are one of many invasive species that have made their way here that are considered to leave a path of destruction.

They are native to regions of Asia and they were first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, Pennsylvania vineyards have seen considerable damage in high infestation areas and the Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia have also suffered from its presence.

They can be controlled with insecticides which are effective at killing the insect on grapevines, however they are expensive and of limited use because of constant re-infestation from the Spotted Lanternfly emerging from surrounding vineyards.