Franklinothrips vespiformis
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| Franklinothrips vespiformis | |
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| Franklinothrips vespiformis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Aeolothripidae |
| Genus: | Franklinothrips |
| Species: | F. vespiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Franklinothrips vespiformis (D. L. Crawford, 1909) | |
Franklinothrips vespiformis, the vespiform thrips, is a species of predatory thrip in the family Aeolothripidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, and Europe.[1][2][3] It has been used in biological control of Bemisia tabaci. [4]
