lantern-fly

• Insecto tropical de gran tamaño y colores vivos, con una protuberancia en la cabeza similar a una trompa; por creencias históricas se decía que emitía luz, aunque en realidad no es un insecto luminoso.

A large, brightly marked tropical insect with a snout-like process, historically believed to emit light.

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   A large, brightly marked tropical insect with a snout-like process, formerly believed to emit light.

   Insecto linterna

   • The lantern-fly is known for its vivid colors and distinctive snout.
   • Early naturalists mistakenly thought the lantern-fly could produce its own light.
   • The lantern-fly's bright markings serve as a warning to predators.