| Stephanitis pyri | |
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| Drawing of the species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Tingidae |
| Tribe: | Tingini |
| Genus: | Stephanitis |
| Species: | S. pyri |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanitis pyri (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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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. The species is considered a pest for apple and pear trees, and is said to be polyphagous. S.pyri was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.