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Gulf Coast Tick - Amblyomma maculatum - female
Copyright © 2012 Mike Quinn

Gulf Coast Tick - Amblyomma maculatum - Female
Meaher State Park, Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 27, 2012
Det. Jon Oliver, 2012

coll'ed sweeping/beating during BG Gathering_2012

spmn deposited in the TAMUIC
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 11 August, 2012 - 10:21pm
Last updated 6 August, 2021 - 12:51pm

Moved
Moved from American Dog Tick.
… Mike Quinn, 13 August, 2012 - 8:09am

Gulf Coast tick
This is definitely a female Amblyomma maculatum.
… Jon Oliver, 13 August, 2012 - 7:36am

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