The Lantern bug (pyrops candelaria)
These beautiful, intricate bugs are one of my favourite insects to find in Hong Kong. And look as bonkers as Santa Claus. Found across the Asian tropics the Lantern bug (pyrops candelaria) is a weird and wonderful insect: it has a head that is produced into a hollow structure resembling a rhino horn often nearly as large as its body, six legs, extremely varied and brilliant contrasting coloration, the mouth of a mosquito, and often stays for generations on the same tree. Its