Lace Bug

Typically found on the undersides of leaves of various trees and shrubs, including oak, sycamore, and azalea.

Herbivorous; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the sap of plants, specifically the cells of leaf tissue.

They are often host-specific and live in colonies on the underside of leaves. Their lifecycle involves eggs usually inserted into leaf tissue, followed by several nymphal stages before reaching adulthood.

They are primarily garden and agricultural pests that cause yellow spotting (stippling) on leaves; they pose no physical risk to humans but can weaken or aesthetically damage plants.