Brassica Whitefly - Aleyrodes proletella

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    Description

    Adults are 1.5 mm in length. They have white wings with four inconspicuous grey spots. The wings are white due to a powdery wax.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    On brassicas.

    When to see it

    Summer and autumn.

    UK Status

    Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    • HAPeacock
      Groby Road Allotments
      06 August 2015
    • egaten
      Thurlaston garden
      04 October 2018

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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    UK Map