Bug FAQOrmenoides venusta
Ormenoides venusta · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Flatidae
Source: Wikipedia
It lives in North America. It eats the leaves of pawpaw trees, so it may harm those plants. The species has one generation per year, with young insects appearing in May.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
It feeds on pawpaw leaves.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
It is univoltine, producing one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
First instars emerge in May.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Does Ormenoides venusta damage garden plants?
Yes, it feeds on pawpaw leaves, which can harm those trees in a garden.
Source: Wikipedia
When can I expect to see the young insects?
The first instars appear in May each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Flatidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormenoides_venusta
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.