Trombidiidae (family)
1 Red velvet mite at Red Hill, ACT
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| Trombidiidae (family) | KimPullen | 17 May 2019 | |
| Trombidiidae (family) | JonSteinbeck | 16 May 2019 |
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While we were walking up a track on Saturday morning I saw a bit of red moving, it was a Red Velvet Mite. It was moving at a good speed, crawling over most things. Sorry, not great shots.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.113260-35.326762
- Altitude 700.5m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 May 2019 11:20 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trombidiidae (family) Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
- Red velvet mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1289.42m Recorded at altitude
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