Lace Bug

Natural Habitat

Found on the undersides of leaves of trees and shrubs, including sycamore, oak, azalea, and rhododendron.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap from the undersides of leaves.

Behavior Patterns

They are slow-moving and often stay on the same plant for their entire life cycle. They lay eggs along leaf veins and can cause 'stippling' or yellowing on foliage.

Risks & Benefits

Generally harmless to humans. They are plant pests that can cause aesthetic damage to ornamental plants and trees, though they rarely kill the host plant.

Identified on: 1/2/2026