family

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae

Field notes

Whiteflies are hemipterans that typically feed on the undersides of plant leaves. They are classified in the family Aleyrodidae, the only family in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. More than 1550 whitefly species have been described.

Children

Aleyrodinae 23 native
Aleurodicinae 3 native
Asiothrixus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided