Spotted Lanterfly 1

January 14, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: NNC
Location
Collection date 09/29/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Rutgers Preparatory School
Observations

Cloudy, 62 degrees F, 1:45 pm, Found in woodchips outside, Caught with the container off of the woodchip.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Fulgoridae Lycorma

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit.
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Edvotek Gel Electrophoresis
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain Ethidium Bromide
Gel images
Protocol notes

Standard Protocol

Results
Wolbachia presence Unknown
Confidence level Low
Explanation of confidence level

We received no arthropod DNA result and no Wolbachia DNA result either so we didn’t have enough data to tell either way if the Lanterfly was infected or not.
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
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