Aleurothrixus floccosus

TaxID: 594379

Basic Information

Aleurothrixus floccosus

Whitefly, Woolly Whitefly

Aleurothrixus floccosus, the woolly whitefly, is a species of whitefly in the family Aleyrodidae. Probably native to the Neotropics; it is found in the Nearctic, Africa, India and Europe. This widespread species is a pest of many species of cultivated plants.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Aleyrodidae

Aleurothrixus

floccosus

unclassified

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Morphological Features

The adult is 1.5 mm long and resembles a very small moth, with a yellow body dusted with white waxen powder and narrow wings, revealing the abdomen.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (12 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Bougainvillea Host
Citrus Host
Citrus maxima Host
Citrus reticulata Host
Citrus sinensis Host
Coccoloba uvifera Host
Codiaeum variegatum Host
Mangifera indica Host
Melia azedarach Host
Mimusops elengi Host
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Quarantine Status (37 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Austria RNQP ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex IV) 2019
Azerbaijan Absent 2024
Belgium RNQP ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex IV) 2019
Burkina Faso Absent —
Bulgaria RNQP ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex IV) 2019
Bahrain A1 list 2003
Switzerland Regulated non-quarantine pest 2019
Cyprus RNQP ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex IV) 2019
Czechia RNQP ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex IV) 2019
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Distribution (78 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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