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Banded Winged Whitefly

Trialeurodes abutilonea

Photo by CoralAvery
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Field Notes

Description:

White baby moths.

Habitat:

Spotted on young avocado leaves in backyard.

Notes:

There were so many I had to move them over so I could find a place to stand and take photos! I was disappointed I couldn't get better shots, but they're so small! They were all over me afterwards too!

Reference Links:

Whitefly, Detailed information on Banded Winged Whitefly (Trialeurodes abutilonea)

Species ID Suggestions

Whitefly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

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ceherzog
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Banded Winged Whitefly

Trialeurodes abutilonea

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (4)
CoralAvery
Thanks for the ID! The Whiteflies aren't that bad in my garden. They stay in the same area way from the house, so we don't have a problem with them. :)
ceherzog
I know that at Disney they would sometimes use a vacuum to suck up adult whiteflies if the infestation was bad!
Ashish
Its a common Pupa of some kind of moths. Larvae seen inside. Such webs seen in shrub leafs.

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PublishedAugust 7, 2011

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