Trombidiidae (family)
2 Red velvet mite at Moruya, NSW
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| Trombidiidae (family) | 2 Jun 2026 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 1 Jun 2026 | LisaH |
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I think this is a mite. I cannot work out why it is on what I thought was a spider egg cocoon? Unless this is the mite's cocoon? Or is this actually an odd-shaped spider? Everything was very small
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Location information
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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Species information
- Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
- Red velvet mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1289.42m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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