Stephanitis pyri

{{Short description|Species of true bug}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Stephanitis

| species = pyri

| image_caption = Drawing of the species

| image = Stephanitis_pyri_(collections_uk_nmnh).jpg

| authority = (Fabricius, 1775)

| display_parents = 2

| synonyms = {{Species list

| Stephanitis piri}}

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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.{{cite web |last1=David'yan |first1=G.E. |title=Pests - Stephanitis piri Fabricius - Pear Lace Bug |url=http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Stephanitis_pyri/index.html |website=AgroAtlas |publisher=Project «Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Economic Plants and their Diseases, Pests and Weeds» |access-date=3 August 2022}} The species is considered a pest for apple and pear trees,{{Cite journal |last1=Aysal |first1=Tolga |last2=Kıvan |first2=Müjgan |date=2008-09-01 |title=Development and population growth of Stephanitis pyri (F.) (Heteroptera: Tingidae) at five temperatures |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-008-0198-9 |journal=Journal of Pest Science |language=en |volume=81 |issue=3 |pages=135–141 |doi=10.1007/s10340-008-0198-9 |s2cid=25868140 |issn=1612-4766}}{{Cite book |last=Alford |first=David V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiiolhPporQC&dq=Stephanitis+pyri&pg=PA36 |title=Pests of Fruit Crops: A Colour Handbook |date=2007-02-27 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-84076-501-4 |language=en}} and is said to be polyphagous.{{Cite book |last=Capinera |first=John L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9ITMiiohVQC&dq=Stephanitis+pyri&pg=PA2101 |title=Encyclopedia of Entomology |date=2008-08-11 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4020-6242-1 |language=en}} S.pyri was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.{{Cite book |last1=Schaefer |first1=Carl W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00jRBQAAQBAJ&dq=Stephanitis+pyri&pg=PA98 |title=Heteroptera of Economic Importance |last2=Panizzi |first2=Antonio Ricardo |date=2000-07-28 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4200-4185-9 |language=en}}