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Australian Lace Bug

Froggattia olivinia

About

A small sap-sucking bug that infests eucalyptus trees, producing unsightly black sooty mould on leaves. It has intricately patterned lace-like wing extensions that give the family its common name.

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Did You Know?

Female lace bugs guard their eggs and young nymphs, a rare example of parental care in true bugs.