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Aleurothrixus floccosus

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Aleurothrixus floccosus on lemon leaf

Aleurothrixus floccosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Aleyrodidae
Genus: Aleurothrixus
Species:
A. floccosus
Binomial name
Aleurothrixus floccosus
(Maskell, 1896)

Aleurothrixus floccosus, the woolly whitefly, is a species of whitefly in the family Aleyrodidae. Probably native to the Neotropics; it is found in the Nearctic, Africa and Europe.[1][2][3][4]

This widespread species is a pest of many species of cultivated plants.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Aleurothrixus floccosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Aleurothrixus floccosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Favret, Colin (2019). "Aphid species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ CABI (2021). "CABI Compendium: Aleurothrixus floccosus (woolly whitefly)". Retrieved 2024-07-26.