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Species Aleurodicus dugesii - Giant Whitefly

Ash Whitefly? - Aleurodicus dugesii large whitefly? - Aleurodicus dugesii Filamentous construction on bean leaf - Aleurodicus dugesii Aleurodiscus dugesii - Aleurodicus dugesii Aleurodiscus dugesii - Aleurodicus dugesii Aleurodicus dugesii Aleurodicus dugesii Aleurodicus dugesii
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 Aleurodicinae
Genus Aleurodicus
Species dugesii (Giant Whitefly)
Remarks
Native to Mexico. First discovered in San Diego County in October 1992 and now found in many areas of California, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas.