[1] The species is native to North America (Nearctic realm), but it is today found throughout Europe (Austria, Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Poland, Switzerland, and Moldova), in the Neotropical realm[3][4][5] and in South Korea.

The color of adults may vary from brown to gray, in connection with the presence of a bluish white epicuticular wax, covering especially the nymphs.

Color varies from whitish to light green, with relative large tufts of white wax on the abdomen.

Host plants include maples, dogwoods, hawthorns, willows, elms, privet, black locust, and elder.

It lives on crop plants such as grape, citrus, apricot, peach, blackberry, and raspberry.