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Acari
Copyright © 2010 Scott Justis

Acari
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
March 17, 2010
Size: ~0.50mm (or less)
Found inside Oecanthinae egg case holes in Prickly Ash twig. Collected by Nancy Collins.
Contributed by Scott Justis on 19 March, 2010 - 2:15pm
Last updated 20 March, 2010 - 12:40pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks. Barry O'Connor confirmed ID of Tydeidae.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 20 March, 2010 - 12:40pm

 
so did Dave & Heather Proctor
too late, i guess...
… v belov, 21 March, 2010 - 1:32pm

Wow...great photo Scott.
I'll send a message to B. O'Connor to see if this is Tydeidae. He had ID'd my very difficult to see anything photo here
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 19 March, 2010 - 7:30pm

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