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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Oribatids (Oribatida) » Mixonomata » Euphthiracaroidea » Oribotritiidae » Oribotritia
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mite? - Oribotritia
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

mite? - Oribotritia
Montezuma, Cayuga County, New York, USA
April 26, 2009
Size: 1.4mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 1 May, 2009 - 8:47pm
Last updated 17 May, 2011 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Oribatida.
… v belov, 17 May, 2011 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… tom murray, 7 May, 2009 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

Yup
Some kind of mite. I don't have ANY clue as to Genus or Species name. Sorry. Really good pic!
… Breanna Lyle, 1 May, 2009 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree -- This is such a great photo!
It's so artistic :) I've been finding mites around old tree cricket egg cases in twigs, and I certainly envy your ability to take great photos of these tiny critters!

I'm certainly not an expert, but your photo does seem to have a resemblance to this:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/241825/bgimage

But....a lot of mites look very similar to me. And your bug is 3x the size as the one in Scott's photos.

Hopefully a mite expert will be able to tell you a species.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 1 May, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice picture!
Looks very much like the one in that picture from Scott. It's definitely an Oribatid, but beyond that I know little about the group.
… Kaitlin Uppstrom, 7 May, 2009 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

 
Moved
Thanks for the help Breanna.
… tom murray, 1 May, 2009 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
No Problem!
Glad I could help!
… Breanna Lyle, 1 May, 2009 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

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