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  5. Parasitiformes
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Most observed native ticks

Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.

Flower visitors All

4 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.

  • American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis 33,431 observations
  • Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum 13,891 observations
  • Pacific Coast Tick Dermacentor occidentalis 5,236 observations
  • Western Black-legged Tick Ixodes pacificus 3,386 observations

Sheltered animals All

2 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.

  • Iguana Tick Amblyomma dissimile 51 observations
  • Ixodes angustus 14 observations

Other species All

20 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.

  • Eastern Black-legged Tick Ixodes scapularis 17,708 observations
  • Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum 3,668 observations
  • Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus 3,236 observations
  • Rocky Mountain Wood Tick Dermacentor andersoni 1,361 observations
  • Western Dog Tick Dermacentor similis 956 observations
  • Cayenne Tick Amblyomma cajennense 922 observations
  • Winter Tick Dermacentor albipictus 154 observations
  • Rabbit Tick Haemaphysalis leporispalustris 154 observations
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