Halotydeus destructor
Redlegged earth mite at Forde, ACT
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| Halotydeus destructor | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Aug 2025 | |
| Halotydeus destructor | MichaelBedingfield | 27 Jun 2025 | |
| Acari (informal subclass) | CarbonAI | 22 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 22 Jun 2025 |
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User's notes
The floating rafts of Springtails shown in sighting 4677981 had red-legged mites wandering about on them, three of which are shown here.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.156612-35.169593
- Altitude 675.1m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2025 12:05 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Halotydeus destructor Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Halotydeus destructor Scientific name
- Redlegged earth mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 675.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species