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What's this? - Balaustium
Copyright © 2006 Thomas of Baltimore City

What's this? - Balaustium
My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
October 15, 2006
Not the clearest image but all I have of this specimen.
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Contributed by Thomas of Baltimore City on 7 December, 2006 - 4:56am
Last updated 30 December, 2006 - 4:38pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 30 December, 2006 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Erythraeidae, likey Balaustium
ID by mite specialist Dr. Joanna Makol, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland.
… Jim McClarin, 28 December, 2006 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

I should have given you the family
Trombidiidae
… Josh Lemons, 7 December, 2006 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Reminds me of....
a velvet mite possibly. But, this is a guess. I do know some are quite large and they look "velvety". Maybe this will help.
… Josh Lemons, 7 December, 2006 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

Looks like a good-sized mite. Pretty colors too!
Unfortunately there are no mite specialists who visit bugguide :-(
… Jim McClarin, 7 December, 2006 - 5:00am login or register to post comments

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