Trombidiidae (family)
1 Red velvet mite at Cook, ACT
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| Trombidiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Oct 2021 | |
| Trombidiidae (family) | CathB | 3 Oct 2021 |
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The smaller one (male?) chased the larger one (female?) around their minilandscape for several minutes until I lost them.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073953-35.267155
- Altitude 539.8m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 26 Sep 2021 03:06 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- CathB 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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