Lace Bug

Typically found on the undersides of leaves of various trees and shrubs, including azaleas, rhododendrons, and sycamores.

Herbivorous; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant sap from leaf tissue, causing stippling or chlorosis.

They are slow-moving and often colonize the undersides of leaves. They deposit dark, varnish-like spots of excrement on foliage. Life cycle includes egg, several nymphal stages, and adult.

They are considered horticultural pests as they can cause significant aesthetic damage and weaken host plants. They do not pose a direct health risk to humans or pets.