Chrysanthemum Lace Bug vs Eucalyptus Psyllid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Chrysanthemum Lace Bug Eucalyptus Psyllid
Scientific Name Corythucha marmorata Blastopsylla occidentalis
Order Hemiptera Hemiptera
Family Tingidae Aphalaridae
Size 3-4 mm 1.5-2 mm
Habitat Grasslands Farmland
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions North America Australia, Africa, South America, Europe
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Chrysanthemum Lace Bug

A small lace bug with mottled brown and white lace-patterned wings that feeds on chrysanthemums, goldenrod, and asters. It is widespread in North America. Heavy feeding produces a bleached, stippled appearance on leaves.

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Did You Know?

Like all lace bugs, the nymphs lack the elaborate wing structures of adults and instead appear as small, dark, spiny creatures that look nothing like their parents.

Eucalyptus Psyllid

An Australian psyllid that has become invasive in eucalyptus plantations worldwide. Nymphs produce distinctive white lerps on leaves.

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Did You Know?

It spread to every continent where eucalyptus is planted within just two decades.