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Vespiform Thrips
Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, via iNaturalist

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Vespiform Thrips

Franklinothrips vespiformis (D.L.Crawford, 1909)

Names

EnglishVespiform Thrips
Dutch—
SpanishMosquita relámpago
Chinese蜂形长角蓟马
Scientific nameFranklinothrips vespiformis (D.L.Crawford, 1909)

About this species

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. It has been used in biological control of Bemisia tabaci (silverleaf whitefly).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderThysanoptera
FamilyAeolothripidae
GenusFranklinothrips

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2017First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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