Ag. Wheeler, HESPEROTINGIS-ILLINOIENSIS DRAKE, HOST PLANTS DISCOVERED FOR A LITTLE-KNOWN LACE BUG (HETEROPTERA, TINGIDAE), Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 96(3), 1994, pp. 533-536
Pennsylvania and Virginia are given as new state records of the rarely
collected lace bug Hesperotingis illinoiensis Drake, and the discover
y of its host plants is reported: Penstemon spp. (Scrophulariaceae). N
ymphs of this univoltine tingid developed on basal leaves of P. canesc
ens and P. hirsutus; overwintered eggs hatched in May and adults began
to appear in June. Habitat notes and a photograph of the adult habitu
s are provided.