Trombidiidae (family)
Red velvet mite at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
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| Trombidiidae (family) | 6 Jun 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Trombidiidae (family) | 6 Jun 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 6 Jun 2024 | TimL |
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Thanks to Barbara for the initial sighting of the mite slowly working its way across an obstacle course of moss and lichens on the side of a fallen tree trunk.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.888318-35.456170
- Altitude 922.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Jun 2024 01:05 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL 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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7 / 7
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