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Moth Parasite -- Six-legged Blood Sucker
Copyright © 2007 Fr. Mark de Silva

Moth Parasite -- Six-legged Blood Sucker
Mayreau, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Contributed by Bob Patterson on 16 February, 2007 - 7:47am
Last updated 6 April, 2007 - 11:38am

Definitely a mite
As mentioned in the previous comment by Chuck, many mites have a 6-legged 'Larval' stage.
These little parasitic rug-rats are likely the young of a Parasitengona mite (Suborder Parasitengona) & possibly an Erythraeoid mite (Superfamily Erythraeoidae). http://bugguide.net/node/view/91185

You'd need an expert for further identification & perhaps to verify that what I just claimed is true (I'm 19, what can I say?)
… Jonas Insinga, 5 July, 2008 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acariformes.
… john and jane balaban, 6 April, 2007 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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