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Birch Lace Bug (Corythucha pallipes)
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Copyright © 2009
Stephen Gingold
UI Lacebug 071909-1 -
Corythucha pallipes
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
July 19, 2009
ID help appreciated.
Thanks!
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Contributed by
Stephen Gingold
on 17 August, 2009 - 12:53pm
Last updated 4 December, 2009 - 3:12pm
Moved
Moved from
Corythucha
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v belov
, 4 December, 2009 - 3:12pm
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Thanks for the move v!
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Stephen Gingold
, 4 December, 2009 - 4:42pm
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great photo indeed
unfortunately, spp of this vast genus are often unIDable without host info...
Moved from
Lace Bugs
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v belov
, 5 September, 2009 - 4:42pm
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Thanks v.
The move a little further along is much appreciated. I wish I had more and better information to help with species ID.
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Stephen Gingold
, 5 September, 2009 - 5:07pm
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ID help, but no ID
We have a very good expert who visits from time to time. To aid her in ID, it helps to know on what plant your specimen was found and also if it was solo or part of a colony.
You have a wonderful photo here. If you also have a side view showing the hood, please post that too.
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Ron Hemberger
, 17 August, 2009 - 3:55pm
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Thanks Ron.
Unfortunately, this is my only image of this bug. I found it on New York fern growing in my backyard. It was the only one I saw, so I have no idea if it was part of a colony.
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Stephen Gingold
, 18 August, 2009 - 3:50am
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let's do some detective work
Which trees and/or bushes grow around the NY fern, or in your yard, or even at the neighbor's?
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Laura T. Miller
, 29 September, 2009 - 2:21pm
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Hi Laura.
Thanks for checking this out. To be honest, I've never done an inventory of the flora in my yard. Some naturalist! An initial collection is...lots of blueberry bushes, oak trees, a shagbark hickory, black birch, various other ferns...hayscented mostly, some grey birches, maples, wild grape vines. I'll have to check and see what else we have, but that's a start.
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Stephen Gingold
, 30 September, 2009 - 4:22pm
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Corythucha pallipes
According to the kind of trees you have around, I'm inclined to say it's C. pallipes. There's another very simmilar species, C. heidemanni, which almost the only way to separate them clearly is by their size, because they both can occur in related host trees. However, C. pallipes seems to be more commonly found on birches and C. heidemanni on alders. So I'm thinking C. pallipes is what you have.
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Laura T. Miller
, 4 December, 2009 - 3:00pm
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Thanks!
Thank you very much for your ID, Laura. I appreciate you taking the time to name this lovely lacebug.
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Stephen Gingold
, 4 December, 2009 - 4:42pm
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What a pretty bug -
looks like artwork. Nice shot!
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Marie L. Schmidt
, 17 August, 2009 - 1:21pm
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Thanks Marie and Eric.
These are indeed unique and lovely bugs. When I first saw this bug, I thought I was looking at an exuviae.
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Stephen Gingold
, 18 August, 2009 - 3:45am
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I agree.
Looks like it is made out of soap bubbles:-)
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Eric R. Eaton
, 17 August, 2009 - 2:59pm
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