Azalea lace bug vs black-calabash

Stephanitis pyrioides compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Azalea lace bug is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azalea lace bug	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tingidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Stephanitis	Amphitecna
Species	Stephanitis pyrioides	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Azalea lace bug

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azalea lace bug	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azalea lace bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Azalea lace bug

The Azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) is a species in the genus Stephanitis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.