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Velvet mite

Trombidium auroraense

Photo by BambiJudy
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Field Notes

Description:

it was pretty small, less than 1 cm.

Habitat:

Spotted on the sea shore amongst driftwood, seashells, dead crab carcasses and rocks.

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Trombidium auroraense

Species ID Suggestions

Velvet mite

Trombidium grandissimum

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Comments (1)
theridula
This is not a trombidiid. This is a long-legged erythraeid (Erythraeidae: Erythraeinae), and likely the genus Erythraeus.

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PublishedNovember 23, 2011

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