Lace Bug

Natural Habitat

Typically found on the undersides of leaves of trees and shrubs, including oak, sycamore, and azalea.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the sap of host plants, causing stippling or bleaching of leaves.

Behavior Patterns

They are slow-moving and often host-specific. They go through incomplete metamorphosis and are known for their intricate, lace-like wing patterns.

Risks & Benefits

While they are plant pests that can cause aesthetic damage to foliage, they are generally harmless to humans. Occasionally, they may bite humans if they land on skin, causing minor, temporary irritation, but they do not transmit diseases.

Identified on: 1/8/2026