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
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).