Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Aleurotrachelus trachoides
Chili whitefly
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily
Aleyrodoidea
Family
Aleyrodidae
Genus
Aleurotrachelus
Species
trachoides
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2001
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
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"Galapagos Species Database, Aleurotrachelus trachoides", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16795. Accessed 29 June 2025.