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Ficus whitefly

Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931)

Status not recordedinsects

The ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex) is a species in the family Aleyrodidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the ficus whitefly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ficus whitefly live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ficus whitefly as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the ficus whitefly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ficus whitefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyAleyrodidae
  6. genusSinghiella
  7. SpeciesSinghiella simplex (Singh, 1931)

Synonyms Aleurocanthus simplex, Singhiella glomerata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ficus whitefly

Other species in the same genus Singhiella.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the ficus whitefly an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the ficus whitefly as introduced in 2 countries: Cyprus and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the ficus whitefly?

The ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex) belongs to the family Aleyrodidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ficus-whitefly

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BibTeX
@misc{ficus_whitefly_2026,
  title = {Ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ficus-whitefly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}