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  6. ›True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies
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  9. ›Whiteflies
  10. ›Aleyrodinae
  11. ›Bemisia
Silverleaf Whitefly
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Silverleaf Whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, also informally referred to as the sweet potato whitefly) is one of several species of whitefly that are currently important agricultural pests. A review in 2011 concluded that the silverleaf whitefly is actually a species complex containing at least 24 morphologically indistinguishable species.

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