The Sycamore Lace Bug is a tiny, exquisitely beautiful bug whose wings are covered with a delicate lace-like network of ridges that gives the family its common name. Colonies on the undersides of sycamore leaves cause silvery stippling of the upper leaf surface, a tell-tale sign of infestation. Despite its beauty it can be a significant pest of street trees.
Habitat
Sycamore trees in urban areas, parks, and riparian zones
Diet
Adults and nymphs: plant cell contents of sycamore leaf undersides
How common
Common
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