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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Eleutherengona » Raphignathina » Tetranychoidea » Spider Mites (Tetranychidae) » Tetranychinae » Tetranychus » Twospotted Spider Mite (Tetranychus urticae)

Species Tetranychus urticae - Twospotted Spider Mite

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Life Cycle · Remarks · Internet References
Eggs - Tetranychus urticae Diapausal Phase - Tetranychus urticae - female Mite ZH3Z3990 - Tetranychus urticae Mites on indoor house plant - Tetranychus urticae Mites - Tetranychus urticae Mites - Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae Two-spotted spider mite on corn - Tetranychus urticae
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Eleutherengona
No Taxon (Raphignathina)
Superfamily Tetranychoidea
Family Tetranychidae (Spider Mites)
Subfamily Tetranychinae
Genus Tetranychus
Species urticae (Twospotted Spider Mite)
Other Common Names
Red Spider Mite
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Koch, 1836.
Size
About 0.5 mm
Life Cycle
Five stages - egg, larva, first nymphal stage (protonymph), second nymphal stage (deutonymph) and adult mite.
Remarks
Introduced from Europe. A pest of house plants and cultivated plants.
Internet References
University of Florida
Wikipedia
Dermatology.org
Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 3 June, 2008 - 11:35pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 23 July, 2016 - 9:07am

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