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Which tiny speck of a fly is this, please? - Tetraleurodes mori
Copyright © 2007 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Which tiny speck of a fly is this, please? - Tetraleurodes mori
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
June 25, 2007
Size: tiny
Is this Aleurodicus dugesii? Observed on Cosmos sulphureus.

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Which tiny speck of a fly is this, please? - Tetraleurodes mori Which tiny speck of a fly is this, please? - Tetraleurodes mori
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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 25 June, 2007 - 8:45pm
Last updated 2 March, 2016 - 12:35pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Whitefly.
… Charley Eiseman, 19 December, 2008 - 11:34pm login or register to post comments

A. dugesii looks good. Is the size right?
I don't know much about these, but am pretty certain it is some type of white fly.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 June, 2007 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
I
think so given this is the Giant Whitefly and my lens was pushed to its limit by this. Anything below tiny is miniscule like the Globular Springtail.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 25 June, 2007 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
You're looking "righter" every second
One post on the giant said 1/8", and I thought that was on the large side. However, another said 1mm, which seems wrong in the other direction. I'd guess you're between the two.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 June, 2007 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I believe this to be another
I believe this to be another picture of Tetraleurodes mori, Mulberry Whitefly. The pattern is not quite right for the Giant, and it would appear to be too small.
… Dennis Haines, 16 December, 2008 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Would you
kindly create a guide page for T. mori?
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 16 December, 2008 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

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