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Species Corythucha arcuata - Oak Lace Bug

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Oak Lace Bug - Corythucha arcuata Oak lace bug - Corythucha arcuata Lace Bug - Corythucha arcuata Tingidae: Corythucha or Gargaphia? - Corythucha arcuata Oak Lace Bugs - Corythucha arcuata Oak Lace Bugs - Corythucha arcuata Oak Lace Bug - Corythucha arcuata Oak Lace Bug - Corythucha arcuata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Superfamily Miroidea
Family Tingidae (Lace Bugs)
Subfamily Tinginae
Tribe Tingini
Genus Corythucha
Species arcuata (Oak Lace Bug)

Explanation of Names

Corythucha arcuata (Say 1832)

Range

most of the US and so. Canada; recently introduced to Europe (2000) and Turkey (2003) - Map (1)(2)

Food

various oaks (Quercus spp.), occasionally on Castanea, Acer, Malus, Rosa(3)

Life Cycle

Several generations a year. Adults overwinter in bark crevices and similar protected areas of their host. During the spring they attach eggs to the underside of leaves. Upon hatching, nymphs begin feeding on the underside of the leaf. Egg-to-adult cycle may complete in 30-45 days; in late summer, all active stages may feed together.(4)

Internet References

Illustration - Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Entomology

Works Cited

1.Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe
Roques A., Kenis M., Lees D., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Rabitsch W., Rasplus J.-Y., Roy D., eds. 2010. BioRisk 4 Special Issue; 2 vols., 1028 pp.
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
3.European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
4.Oak pests: A guide to major insects, diseases, air pollution and chemical injury, by J.D. Solomon et al.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 23 September, 2007 - 9:03am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 22 May, 2021 - 2:50pm

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