Trialeurodes vaporariorum

TaxID: 88556

Basic Information

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Glasshouse Whitefly, greenhouse whitefly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum, commonly known as the glasshouse whitefly or greenhouse whitefly, is an insect that inhabits the world's temperate regions. Like various other whiteflies, it is a primary insect pest of many fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops. It is frequently found in glasshouses (greenhouses), polytunnels, and other protected horticultural environments. Adults are 1 C2 mm in length, with yellowish bodies and four wax-coated wings held near parallel to the leaf surface.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Aleyrodidae

Trialeurodes

vaporariorum

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Trialeurodes vaporariorum
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(c) fachwang@BY-NC
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
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(c) Don Loarie@BY
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
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(c) Graeme Rigg@BY-NC
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
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(c) Guido Bohne@BY-SA
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
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(c) Gilles San Martin@BY-SA

Morphological Features

Adult body pale yellow, wings hyaline, covered with sparse powdery wax. Vasiform orifice cordate to rhomboid, length 36 microns (32–41 microns), inset from posterior margin by slightly less than its length, closed posteriorly, half-occupied by the operculum; lingula head exposed, distinctly lobed, spiculate with 2 pairs of stout setae. Antennal segment II about half as long as antennal segment III; antennal segment III about as long as segments IV–VII combined. Metatibial combs consisting of 17 setae, all tibial brushes consisting of 4–6 adjacent setae. Female cement gland not sinuous, with transverse bands and with a large disc-shaped head.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (5 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
India Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests —
French Polynesia Present —
Trinidad and Tobago Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (85 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

84
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Armenia Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Belarus Present —
Belize Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_011764245.1 Scaffold 787 499 69978 -
GCA_009741425.1 Scaffold - - - - -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR9309903 Whole body - - 16291348 United Kingdom:Cornwall
SRR11452003 Antenna - - 20615372 China: Yuanmou
SRR11452002 Antenna - - 25395996 China: Yuanmou

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature