Lace Bug Nymph (or Junk Bug / Debris Carrier)

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

Piercing-sucking mouthparts used to consume plant sap from the underside of leaves, causing yellow stippling.

Nymphs of many lace bug species excrete a sticky substance to attach debris or their own cast skins to their backs as camouflage from predators. They are slow-moving and often gregarious.

Generally considered a minor aesthetic pest of ornamental plants. They can occasionally bite humans if they land on skin, causing a minor, itchy prickling sensation, but they are not medically significant.