Corythucha ciliata (Say, 1832)

platanus lace bug

on Platanus

Platanus spec., Hungary, Budapest, 29.iv.2016 © László Érsek

adult

Platanus spec., Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 8.vi.2015 © László Érsek: larvae

larva

underside of an occupied lead

Platanus spec., Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 24.vii.2011 © László Érsek: occupied leaf, upperside

severe damage

parasite

The first symptoms are a white stippling of the leaves.

host plants

Platanaceae, monophagous

Platanus acerifolia, hispanica, orientalis.

phenology

Hibernation as imago under bark flakes.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

notes

The common English name “sycamore lace bug” is a misnomer: the species does not live on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). Originally it is a North American species; it was first observed in Europe in Italy in 1986.

references

Aukema & Hermes (2009a), Halbert & Meeker (2011a), Malumphy, Reid & Eyre (2006a), Milevoj (2004a).