Whitefly
| Whitefly Temporal range: | |
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| Whiteflies (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Aleyrodoidea |
| Family: | Aleyrodidae |
Whiteflies are a small group in the Hemiptera. These insects feed on the undersides of plant leaves.
Their only family is the Aleyrodidae in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. Over 1550 species have been described.
References
- ↑ Martin, J.H.; Mound, L.A. (2007). "An annotated check list of the world's whiteflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)". Zootaxa. 1492: 1–84. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1492.1.1.