Penthaleidae (family)
An earth mite at Majura, ACT
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| Penthaleidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 30 Aug 2019 |
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1 comment
31 Aug 2019
I think this may be one of the exotic Penthaleus species, which are a pest of cereal crops
Location information
- Coordinates 149.175940-35.276328
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Aug 2019 11:29 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Other Arthropods Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Penthaleidae (family)
Species information
- Penthaleidae (family) Scientific name
- An earth mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 586.73m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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