Lace Bug

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

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

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.

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.