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Mite feeding on caterpillar eggs - Leptus
Copyright © 2005 Troy Bartlett

Mite feeding on caterpillar eggs - Leptus
Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
August 7, 2004
I flipped a leaf to find a cluster of what appear to be caterpillar eggs and this little mite which appears to have found itself a nice buffet.
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 2 February, 2005 - 8:50pm
Last updated 24 April, 2011 - 7:57am

Moved
Moved from Erythraeidae.
… Ray Fisher, 24 April, 2011 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Agree with Jonas
Moved from Parasitengona.
… Jim McClarin, 20 December, 2008 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Parasitengona
suggested Parasitengona

Dr. Gilberto Jose de Moraes
USP ESALQ Zoologia
Caixa Postal 09
13418-900 Piracicaba SP
Brazil
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Erythraeoid mite
http://bugguide.net/node/view/91156/bgimage
… Jonas Insinga, 10 December, 2008 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2006 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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