First Instar

Mycetomes occupying 5-6 abdominal segments (usually I-V or I-VI), caudal setae about 1/4 of body length. (sweetpotato or silverleaf whitefly)



Mycetomes occupying 3-4 abdominal segments (usually I-III or I-IV), caudal setae about 1/2 of body length. (greenhouse whitefly)



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