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Whitefly? - Aleurodicus dugesii
Copyright © 2006 Ashley Bradford

Whitefly? - Aleurodicus dugesii
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: 1mm-ish
Is this a whitefly? Seems to be kind of fancy markings for one - I thought they were all white. It was whitefly size, though.
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 11 September, 2006 - 9:58pm
Last updated 19 February, 2007 - 4:15pm

Moved
Moved from Whiteflies.
… Claude Pilon, 19 February, 2007 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
But is it really Aleurodicus dugesii, or is it Tetraleurodes mori?
… Ashley Bradford, 4 October, 2008 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

 
that i cannot answer --
i only pointed out a source of potential controversy :-]
… v belov, 4 October, 2008 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Aleurodicus dugesii
This is the giant whitefly, according to www.bugwood.org, a Web site that specializes in insects damaging plants. The zigzag wing markings are unusual for a whitefly.
… Andy Hamilton, 14 November, 2006 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
this sp. is shown as 'mulberry whitefly'
(Tetraleurodes mori) in Cranshaw's Garden Insects of N.America, p. 287-H. (BTW, bugwood.org is plagued with misidentified pics)
… v belov, 4 October, 2008 - 4:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
I'll have to go through my other photos to see if there are more with the zigzags.
… Ashley Bradford, 14 November, 2006 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Ashley Bradford, 3 October, 2006 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Definitely a whitefly. Any idea what plant it was on? Often that information helps get a more specific ID.
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 September, 2006 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
It was on a small lilac tree
which leans directly over holly and is pretty close to azaleas as well. Does that help?
… Ashley Bradford, 12 September, 2006 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

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