| Aleurothrixus floccosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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, India and Europe. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
This widespread species is a pest of many species of cultivated plants. [6]