Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Actinedida » Parasitengona » Trombidioidea » Velvet Mites (Trombidiidae)
Photo#107017
Red Mite
Copyright © 2007 Daniel Miller

Red Mite
Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, USA
April 2, 2007
On concrete, the only place you can ever see the little suckers.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Daniel Miller on 2 May, 2007 - 7:35pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 12:24pm

Red Velvet mite
Definitely one of the red velvet mites, but I'm not sure if I can get you further than superfamily Trombidioidea, probably Trombidiidae. Maybe a mite expert can take it to a further classification.
… J.D. Roberts, 3 May, 2007 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact