If whitefly does not pupate--how come there is a title: Whitefly Pupae of the World-- noting 31 genera? I suspect that the term "whitefly" is one of those all-embracing common names that taxes taxonomists. ----- Original Message ----- From: <puppincuff@cox.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] iris fly? possible identification. > What you have is a leaf miner, either a moth or a fly. I coudn't tell more > from your picture. White flies do not pupate (incomplete metamorphosis) > and are in the family Homoptera, which includes scale insects and mealy > bugs. You can cure the latter, leafminers are unreachable. > ---- garrapat@ix.netcom.com wrote: >> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:59:39 -0500, you wrote: >> >> > >> >Dear Janos. The pupa in the size and description you offer fits the >> >description of whitefly (Aleyrodes spiraedides) >> >> Whiteflies are not flies(Diptera) but Hemiptera and are suckers not >> borers. >> >> --