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The hawthorne lace bug, Corythucha cydoniae (Fitch). Adults are 1/8 inch long with large brown areas on the wing. The antenna and legs are yellow. The nymphs are a dirty-brown color. There is one generation per year and they overwinter as adults under leaf litter, loose bark or other objects.
Common host plants: Selectively attacks a variety of woody, rosaceous plants. It has been found on crabapple, hawthorne, loquat, oak, pear, pyracantha and quince. In Florida, the hawthorne lace bug's principal host is pyracantha.
For additional information on the hawthorne lace bug see the Featured Creatures Web site at http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/hawthorn_lace_bug.htm