''Corythucha floridana'', the Florida oak lace bug, is a species in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Tingidae The Tingidae are a family of very small () insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species. They are called lace bugs because the pronotum and f ...

, the lace bugs, that is associated with

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

trees.

Description

The adult ''Corythucha floridana'' is between in length; The colour is white apart from some brown at the base of the elytra (wing-cases).

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10460449 Tingidae Insects described in 1909 Hemiptera of North America