Thrips

Anaphothrips obscurus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Thysanoptera
Family: Thripidae

Thrips (singular: thrips; order Thysanoptera), commonly known as thunderflies or thunderbugs, are minute (mostly 1 mm (0. 04 in) long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have described approximately 7,700 species; they are distributed globally with their food plants.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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