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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Arachnids
  5. Mites

subclass

Mites

Acari

Includes
179 native 25 introduced 34 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Acariformes 145 native
  • Parasitiformes 34 native

Range

United States

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

Most observed native mites All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis 33,431 observations
  • Eastern Black-legged Tick Ixodes scapularis 17,708 observations
  • Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum 13,891 observations
  • Poison Ivy Leaf Mite Aculops rhois 11,792 observations
  • Black Cherry Leaf Gall Mite Eriophyes cerasicrumena 10,244 observations
  • Willow Bead Gall Mite Aculus tetanothrix 7,392 observations
  • Elm Finger Gall Mite Aceria parulmi 5,950 observations
  • Box Elder Pouch Gall Mite Aceria negundi 5,859 observations
  • Plum Finger Gall Mite Eriophyes emarginatae 5,771 observations
  • Pacific Coast Tick Dermacentor occidentalis 5,236 observations
  • Beech Erineum Mite Acalitus ferrugineum 5,036 observations
  • Ash Bead Gall Mite Aceria fraxini 4,469 observations
  • Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum 3,668 observations
  • Black Tupelo Gall Mite Aceria nyssae 3,575 observations
  • Ash Flower Gall Mite Aceria fraxiniflora 3,530 observations
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