Trombidiidae (family)

Red velvet mite at Pappinbarra, NSW

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Identification history

Trombidiidae (family)	17 Feb 2025	MichaelBedingfield
Trombidiidae (family)	12 Feb 2025	RhysCorriganBCT
Unidentified	8 Feb 2025	jonvanbeest

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RhysCorriganBCT wrote:

12 Feb 2025

G'day, @jonvanbeest ,

Seems a Red Velvet Mite (Family - Trombidiidae) of some description! I'm really no expert in this field - and there isn't a terrific amount of literature available on their taxonomy.

I'm not sure you'd be able to make a ID from images alone - but if you were interested in the scientific paper which describes the various genera - https://www.publish.csiro.au/ZO/pdf/AJZS123

Great pictures!

jonvanbeest wrote:

12 Feb 2025

Thank you very much Rhys, I'll take a look at that paper.
Cheers, Jon.

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Location information

Coordinates 152.516547 -31.403896
Places Pappinbarra, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Feb 2025 12:35 PM Recorded on
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Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
Red velvet mite Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1002m Recorded at altitude
291 images trained Machine learning
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