iris fly? possible identification.
Adam Fikso (Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:16:24 PDT)

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.

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