Aleurochiton forbesii
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| Aleurochiton forbesii | |
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| Puparium on the underside of a silver maple leaf | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aleyrodidae |
| Genus: | Aleurochiton |
| Species: | A. forbesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aleurochiton forbesii (Ashmead, 1893) | |
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Aleurochiton forbesii is a whitefly species found in the eastern United States and Canada. It is a parasite of maple trees and occasionally hollies.[1]
There are two broods of pupae each year. Puparia of the first, in the early summer, are nearly colorless; puparia of overwintering individuals, most visible in the fall on the underside of leaves, have a distinctive brown pigmented pattern. These puparia are raised on a vertical fringe of whitish wax, which varies in height as the individuals age; mature individuals can have fringes with heights nearly two-thirds that of the diameter of the puparium.[2][3]
Adults have a generally yellow body, with paler legs and antennae, and unmarked white wings with venation typical for Aleurochiton.[2]
