Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832)
oak lace bug
on Quercus
Quercus spec., Hungary, Budapest, Kamaraerdő, 19.vii.2017 © László Érsek
underside of the leaf with colony
imago
another specimen
eggs
detail
larvae
larvae
very young larva
older larva
parasite
Adults about 3 mm long.
host plants
Fagaceae, ± monophagous
Quercus cerris, frainetto, hartwissiana, macranthera, petraea & subsp. iberica, pubescens, robur & subsp. pedunculiflora.
Rarely Castanea sativa.
Occasionally found on Acer platanoides; Lysimachia punctata; Rosa canina; Rubus caesius, idaeus, ulmifolius.
phenology
Hibernation as adult in bark fissures and litter. About 3 generations.
distribution within Europe
notes
North American species, since 2000 in Europe and expanding its are from Italy over southern and central Europe. The damage may be considerable (Simov ao).
references
Braggion (2013a), Çerçi̇, Karataş & Karataş (2021a), Çerçi & Koçak (2016a), Chireceanu, Teodoru & Chiriloaie (2017a), Dioli, Boggio & Limonta (2019a), Dobreva, Simov, Georgiev ao (2013a), Forster, Giacalone, Moretti ao (2005a), Kovács, Nagy, Radócz & Szarukán (2020a), Küçükbasmaci (2014a), Rabitsch (2008a), Simov, Grozeva, Langourov ao (2018a), Streito, Balmès, Aversenq, ao (2018a).