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Lace Bug - Stephanitis takeyai
Copyright © 2011 Peter Cristofono

Lace Bug - Stephanitis takeyai
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 14, 2011
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 14 June, 2011 - 10:08pm
Last updated 12 October, 2012 - 10:34am

Moved
Thank you Laura.

Moved from Stephanitis.
… Peter Cristofono, 12 October, 2012 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Stephanitis takeyai
This is the Andromeda Lace Bug, a lace bug import from Japan believed to have been introduced into the US with one of its host plants, the ornamental Pieris japonica or Andromeda plant.
… Laura T. Miller, 12 October, 2012 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 June, 2011 - 6:35am login or register to post comments

Lace bug
What plant was it on? That info may be necessary for a species-level ID.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 June, 2011 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, host plant information
is very useful on the identification of lace bugs. Luckily, this is a very distinctive lace bug and I was able to identify it without the host plant information.
… Laura T. Miller, 12 October, 2012 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

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