Mesostigmata (order)
A Mite at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Mesostigmata (order) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Aug 2026 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 26 Aug 2026 |
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User's notes
Small creatures taking a ride on a scarab beetle. I don't know if they are baby scarabs or something else... maybe a mite. I have stuck them in the insects category because I have to give one but obviously that is totally incorrect if they are actually a mite.
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Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- arjay NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Mesostigmata (order) Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Mesostigmata (order) Scientific name
- A Mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 660.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location