Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan)

Vierbergen, Gijsbertus, 2014, Thysanoptera intercepted in the Netherlands on plant products from Ethiopia, with description of two new species of the genus Thrips, Zootaxa 3765 (3), pp. 269-278 : 275

Thrips hawaiiensis (Morgan)

Although this is a common pantropical flower thrips , it has been reported rarely from Africa ( Mound 2010). In high numbers the species can cause damage to fruits of banana and citrus ( Chiu et al. 1991; Tsai et al. 1992). A single female was intercepted from Ethiopia, at the flower auction in Rijnsburg, 4.ii.2005, on Rosa— cut flower (J. G. de Zeeuw).