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Red Velvet Mite - Trombidium
Copyright © 2014 Ashley Bradford

Red Velvet Mite - Trombidium
Howard County Living Farm Heritage (HCLFH) Museum Park, West Friendship, Howard County, Maryland, USA
April 26, 2014
Size: ~3mm
Is it possible to ID this from photos? I do have the specimen still... Trying to get it to species for a bioblitz. It's a (relatively) larger one, around 3mm.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 30 April, 2014 - 12:09am
Last updated 7 June, 2015 - 7:09am

Moved
Moved from true velvet mites.
… Ray Fisher, 7 June, 2015 - 7:09am

Specimen?!?
Hi Ashley, I am just now seeing this post. Nice find. This is probably Trombidium, but there are many other genera that could be a surprise. I realize it's been a year, but do you still have the specimen?
… Ray Fisher, 8 April, 2015 - 8:07am

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