Whitefly

Whiteflies are a small group in the Hemiptera. These insects feed on the undersides of plant leaves.

Whitefly
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent
Whiteflies (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Aleyrodoidea
Family: Aleyrodidae

Their only family is the Aleyrodidae in the superfamily Aleyrodoidea. Over 1550 species have been described.[1]

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