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Tick Identification - Dermacentor
Copyright © 2006 Derek Walters

Tick Identification - Dermacentor
Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: About a quarter inch
I found this tick on the upper-right of my waist. It must have just bitten me because it's head wasn't fully inserted into my skin. I've looked around, and it seems to either be an American Dog Tick, or a Pacific Coast Tick.
Contributed by Derek Walters on 20 June, 2006 - 12:59am
Last updated 13 July, 2006 - 2:02pm

Boy, that's a tough call.
I assume you've checked out the Ticks of California website? To me, this looks a little more like D. variabilis than D. occidentalis - does your location fit their description of its range?
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 June, 2006 - 8:12am

 
Moved to
genus level for now.
… Lynette Elliott, 13 July, 2006 - 2:03pm

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