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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

Spotted lanternfly found in Illinois for the first time

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive inchlong insect with distinctive black spots and bright red and yellow coloring, was found in Illinois for the first time on Sept. 26. (Illinois Department of Agriculture)

The spotted lanternfly has arrived in Illinois.

The sighting of the invasive insect, an inchlong critter with distinctive black spots and bright red and yellow coloring, was confirmed Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

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