Some insects are more odd than others. Here is a Plane lace bug,
Corythucha ciliata that feeds on sycamore and plane trees. It is native to N America and has been introduced and spread in Europe. It is 3-4mm large.

#planelacebug #corythuchaciliata #tingidae #cycamore #lacebug #nätskinnbagge #insect

A new #RESAgForestEnt article models the potential distribution of the #invasive poplar #LaceBug Monosteira unicostata & its capacity to adapt to novel environments

Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/afe.12691

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A whole battlefield on a single #leaf. A photo of a healthy lacebug. A photo of a lacebug consumed by #fungi. And a photo of an earlier instar #lacebug consumed by a fungi