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Peach Lace Bug

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Description:

A Lace Bug which can be very numerous and destructive to Peach Tree leaves. About 3 mm long, brown and white on the top with a completely black abdomen. From the side, you can see the puffed up ornamentation of the thorax, which is hollow and covers the head as well. Family Tingidae.

Habitat:

It can be found on almost any Peach Tree in the valley of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

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Tingidae

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