Lace Bug

Natural Habitat

Found on the undersides of leaves of various deciduous trees and shrubs, including sycamore, oak, and azaleas.

Diet & Feeding

Feed on plant sap by piercing the leaf epidermis with their needle-like mouthparts, causing stippling or yellowing of leaves.

Behavior Patterns

Lace bugs are known for their distinctive lace-like wings; they often live in colonies on the underside of leaves and produce dark, varnish-like excrement spots.

Risks & Benefits

Primarily an aesthetic pest to ornamental plants and trees; while they can bite humans occasionally if they land on skin, it is rare and not harmful beyond minor irritation.

Identified on: 1/2/2026