The identification of the flower thrips, Frankliniella Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) intercepted at U. S. ports of entry Author Skarlinsky Ii, Thomas L. APHIS, PPQ, Miami Plant Inspection Station, 6302 NW 36 th Street, Miami, Florida, USA text Insecta Mundi 2024 2024-04-05 2024 39 1 64 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11450706 1942-1354 11450706 403B362E-9A7F-4385-A0F1-9DB87FE09AD2 Frankliniella insularis (Franklin) ( Fig. 36 ) Distinguishing features. Color. Body dark, forewings dark, basally pale, legs with femora dark, foretibiae pale, mid and hind dark ( Fig. 36A ). Pigmented ventral eye facets with the 1-1-2 pattern. Structure. Antennal segment VI sense cone base as wide as the width of segment VII ( Fig. 36B ). Head V-shaped, the PO1 setae are present and the OC3 setae are in position 2A ( Fig. 36C ). Pronotum with 2 mAM setae ( Fig. 36C ). Upper surface of the hind coxae with microtrichia. Abdominal tergite VIII comb usually without microtrichia medially, but occasionally shorter microtrichia may be evident medially ( Fig. 36D, 36E ). Interception frequency. Common. Region(s) of interceptions. North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean.