Stephanitis pyri

Stephanitis pyri, the pear lace bug, is a species of lace bug in the family Tingidae. It is found in Northern Africa, Southern and Central Europe, and Asia.^[1] The species is considered a pest for apple and pear trees,^[2][3] and is said to be polyphagous.^[4] S.pyri was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.^[5]

Stephanitis pyri
Drawing of the species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Tingidae
Tribe:	Tingini
Genus:	Stephanitis
Species:	S. pyri
Binomial name
Stephanitis pyri (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Stephanitis piri