Infested lower leaf surfaces have dark brown spots and stains of lace bug excrement and show loss of green color. Eggs are smooth, whitish, glistening, semitransparent, ovoid in shape, and 0.3 mm long. The broad end is slightly inserted into the leaf. The upper end of the egg is truncate and has a brown covering. Nymphs are mostly shiny brown, broadly oval, flat and spiny.
Adults are delicate, lace-like, with a double crossbar pattern of brown on the elytra.
Management Insect Management Guide for ornamentals Selected References Bailey, N.S. 1951. The Tingoidea of New England and their biology. Bailey, N.S. 1960. Blatchley, W.S. 1926. Heteroptera or true bugs of eastern North America, with especial reference to faunas of Indiana and Florida.