Community identification
Lace Bug
Family Tingidae
- Order & Family
- Hemiptera: Tingidae
- Size
- 2mm to 8mm in length
Natural Habitat
Found on the undersides of leaves of various trees and shrubs including sycamore, oak, and azalea.
Diet & Feeding
Piercing-sucking mouthparts used to feed on plant sap from the undersides of leaves.
Behavior Patterns
They exhibit a slow-moving nature and often live in colonies; they undergo incomplete metamorphosis from nymph to adult.
Risks & Benefits
Generally harmless to humans but can cause aesthetic damage to plants, such as stippling or yellowing of leaves; they serve as a food source for other predatory insects.