family

Spider Mites

Tetranychidae

Field notes

Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed. Spider mites are known to feed on several hundred species of plants.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided