Penthaleidae (family)

An earth mite at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

	Penthaleidae (family)	17 Jul 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	20 Jun 2021	Christine

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Very tiny, perhaps 1mm. Sorry very poor photo, I wasn't really paying attention, but had noted one or two (also tiny) red mites, but as this one was more unusual I took a quick pic.

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1 Abundance
20 Jun 2021 01:52 PM Recorded on
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Other Arthropods Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

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
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