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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Thrips (Thysanoptera) » Tube-tailed Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) » Phlaeothripinae » Gynaikothrips » Cuban Laurel Thrips (Gynaikothrips ficorum)

Species Gynaikothrips ficorum - Cuban Laurel Thrips

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Food · Remarks · Internet References
Thrip - Gynaikothrips ficorum Thrip leaf damage - Gynaikothrips ficorum G. ficorum in ficus leaf - Gynaikothrips ficorum Ficus hedge denizen - Gynaikothrips ficorum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Family Phlaeothripidae (Tube-tailed Thrips)
Subfamily Phlaeothripinae
Genus Gynaikothrips
Species ficorum (Cuban Laurel Thrips)
Explanation of Names
ficorum is Latin for "of figs" or "of Ficus"
Identification
Both sexes fully winged.
Food
A pest of ornamental ficus.
Remarks
This and G. uzeli are introduced species from Southeast Asia.
Internet References
University of Florida
University of Florida IFAS extension PDF document
Florida Entomologist
Thrips of Callifornia
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 15 October, 2008 - 9:42am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz
Last updated 8 February, 2017 - 6:00pm

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