Top view. Slender, spindle-shaped insect. Rounded head and pronotum. Six short, jointed legs. Slender wings folded back. Many short hairs on tapered abdomen.

Figure 30A. Adult western flower thrips.

Top view. Slender, spindle-shaped insect. Rounded head and pronotum. Six short, jointed legs. Slender wings folded back. Many short hairs on tapered abdomen.

Illustration by J.R. Baker, NC State.