Species Tetraleurodes mori - Mulberry Whitefly

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Double X Whitefly - Dorsal - Tetraleurodes mori

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 Tetraleurodes

Species mori (Mulberry Whitefly)

Explanation of Names

Tetraleurodes mori (Quaintance, 1899)

Range

e. US to Calif. to S. America / Caribbean - Map (1)

Food

Hosts include mahonia, hackberry, mountain laurel, sweetgum, maple, dogwood, sycamore, citrus, and mulberry.

Remarks

Probably introduced from tropical, subtropical regions.

Print References

Cranshaw, W. 2004. Garden Insects of North America. Princeton University Press.

Internet References

NC Extension

Entomotropica. 2006. In Spanish, with excellent illustrations

Works Cited

1.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 19 December, 2008 - 11:34pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, Ron M.
Last updated 31 October, 2024 - 5:03pm

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