Azalea lace bug vs Blackboard Tree

Stephanitis pyrioides compared with Alstonia scholaris

Key Differences

• Azalea lace bug is Not Evaluated while Blackboard Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azalea lace bug	Blackboard Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tingidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Stephanitis	Alstonia
Species	Stephanitis pyrioides	Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Azalea lace bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azalea lace bug	Blackboard Tree
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).

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States