cabbage white fly

The Cabbage Whitefly is a species of whitefly from the Aleyrodidae family. It has a global distribution.

Adults are 1,5 mm in length. They have white wings with four gray spots. The wings are white due to a powdery wax. The head and thorax are dark, while the underside is yellow and also covered with a layer of wax. The eyes are red.

The species is a pest on various ''Brassica'' species and ''Fragaria''. It also feeds on various wild plants, including ''Capsella bursa-pastoris''... more