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Giant Whitefly

Aleurodicus dugesii

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Field Notes

Description:

Baby white flying insects emerged from sac. They have a faint brown pattern on their wings. Last image shows pupa.

Habitat:

Bird-of-Paradise tree leaf

Reference Links:

Giant Whitefly, Aleurodicus dugesii

Species ID Suggestions

Whitefly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

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CoralAvery
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Comments (6)
Ashish
Need to check their caterpillar stage and moth stage...!! I find these are snout moths.
Ashish
They are like Garden Webworm Moth http://www.pbase.com/rcm1840/image/128209821
Ashish
I think these are not whitefly... http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Horticulture/Trialeurodes_vaporariorum
CoralAvery
Here's my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6952898
CoralAvery
ceherzog suggested the ID to me. I had flash on some of my pics so they were much brighter but I think they're the same arthropods! :)

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PublishedAugust 5, 2011

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