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Species Aleurocanthus woglumi - Citrus Blackfly

Lots to look at under the leaf - Aleurocanthus woglumi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)

Superfamily Aleyrodoidea

Family Aleyrodidae (Whiteflies)

Subfamily Aleyrodinae

Genus Aleurocanthus

Species woglumi (Citrus Blackfly)

Explanation of Names

Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby 1915

Named after entomologist Russell Sage Woglum

Remarks

A serious citrus pest introduced from Asia, detected in Key West, FL in 1937, eradicated and found again at a later time and is now widespread in FL

Internet References

Fact sheet (Nguyen & Hamon 2016)(1)

Works Cited

1.	University of Florida: Featured Creatures

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 April, 2008 - 11:30pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, v belov
Last updated 16 November, 2023 - 8:24pm

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