Thrips tabaci
Thrips tabaci is a species of very small insect in the genus Thrips in the order Thysanoptera. It is commonly known as the onion thrips, the potato thrips, the tobacco thrips or the cotton seedling thrips. It is an agricultural pest that can damage crops of onions and other plants, and it can additionally act as a vector for plant viruses.
| Thrips tabaci | |
|---|---|
| Thrips tabaci (left); Frankliniella occidentalis (right) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Thripidae |
| Genus: | Thrips |
| Species: | T. tabaci |
| Binomial name | |
| Thrips tabaci Lindeman, 1889 | |
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