Stephanitis oberti (Kolenati, 1857)
rhododendron lace bug
on Rhododendron, etc.
parasite
Larvae and imagines freely on the undersides of the leaves. Eggs deposited in rows or small groups along the midrib at the underside. They are covered with a thin brown layer of dried secretion.
host plants
Ericaceae, oligophagous
Andromeda; Pteris; Rhododendron catawbiense; Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg, occasionally as imago.
distribution within Europe
references
Aukema & Hermes (2006a), Rabitsch (2008a), Viskens, Bruers & Vercauteren (0000a).