Aleyrodidae
plural noun
Al·ey·rod·i·dae
ˌa-lə-ˈrä-də-ˌdē
: a family of minute homopterous insects winged as adults with the body and wings covered with a white powdery wax, the larvae being initially motile but after the first molt resembling unarmored scales and, like these, feeding on plant juices compare citrus whitefly, greenhouse whitefly
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Aleyrodes, type genus + -idae
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above